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Page 323
He ' never " outsteps the modesty of “ nature , ” nor raises merriment or wonder by
the violation of truth . His figures neither divert by distortion , nor a maze by
aggravation . He copies life with so much fidelity , that he can be hardly said to
invent ...
He ' never " outsteps the modesty of “ nature , ” nor raises merriment or wonder by
the violation of truth . His figures neither divert by distortion , nor a maze by
aggravation . He copies life with so much fidelity , that he can be hardly said to
invent ...
Page 372
... refusing to qualify himself for publick employment by the oaths required , left
the university without a degree ; but I never heard that the enthusiasm of
opposition impelled him to separapon from the church . By this perverseness of
integrity he ...
... refusing to qualify himself for publick employment by the oaths required , left
the university without a degree ; but I never heard that the enthusiasm of
opposition impelled him to separapon from the church . By this perverseness of
integrity he ...
Page 486
... they grew likewise more severe , till in 1736 , as he was writing a poem called “
The Legion « Club , " he was seized with a fit so painful , and so long continued ,
that he never after thought it proper to attempt any work of thought or labour .
... they grew likewise more severe , till in 1736 , as he was writing a poem called “
The Legion « Club , " he was seized with a fit so painful , and so long continued ,
that he never after thought it proper to attempt any work of thought or labour .
Page 557
From this curiosity arose the desire of travelling , to whih he alludes in his verses
to Jervas , and which , though he never found aropportunity to gratify it , did not
leave him till his life declined . . Of his intellectual character , the constituent and ...
From this curiosity arose the desire of travelling , to whih he alludes in his verses
to Jervas , and which , though he never found aropportunity to gratify it , did not
leave him till his life declined . . Of his intellectual character , the constituent and ...
Page 596
He had often felt the inconvenience of idleness , but he never cured it ; and was
so conscious of his own character , that he talked of write ing an Eastern Tale as
of the Man who loved to be in Distress . ” i Among hi ; peculiarities was a very ...
He had often felt the inconvenience of idleness , but he never cured it ; and was
so conscious of his own character , that he talked of write ing an Eastern Tale as
of the Man who loved to be in Distress . ” i Among hi ; peculiarities was a very ...
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| Title | Lives Volume 1 of The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | A. Miller, 1800 |
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