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Page 87
... to which he had been reduced , he found his old patrons out of power ' , and was therefore for a time at full leisure for the cultivation of his mind , and a mind so cultivated gives reason to believe that little time was lost .
... to which he had been reduced , he found his old patrons out of power ' , and was therefore for a time at full leisure for the cultivation of his mind , and a mind so cultivated gives reason to believe that little time was lost .
Page 148
The story cannot possibly be told in a manner that shall make less impression on the mind ? . 164 Before the profound observers of the present race repose too securely on the consciousness of their superiority to Addison , let them ...
The story cannot possibly be told in a manner that shall make less impression on the mind ? . 164 Before the profound observers of the present race repose too securely on the consciousness of their superiority to Addison , let them ...
Page 372
... and at another so formidable as to be universally detested , he observed that his acquisitions had been small or that his capacity was narrow , and that the whole range of his mind was from obscenity to politicks ...
... and at another so formidable as to be universally detested , he observed that his acquisitions had been small or that his capacity was narrow , and that the whole range of his mind was from obscenity to politicks ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets: Smith-Savage Volume 2 of Lives of the English Poets, George Birkbeck Norman Hill |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | George Birkbeck Norman Hill |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Octagon Books, 1967 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Mar 2008 |
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