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" Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance of something which we have bestowed upon ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it refreshes. "
Lives of English poets - Page 386
by Samuel Johnson - 1801
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...perhaps often pleafed by chance. A writer who obtains his full purpofe lofes himfelf in his own luftre. Of an opinion which is no longer doubted, the evidence...be examined. Of an art univerfally practifed, the fijift teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1772 - 388 pages
...perhaps often pleafed by chance. A writer who obtains his full purpofe lofes himfelf in his own luftre. Of an opinion which is no longer doubted, the evidence...be examined. Of an art univerfally practifed, the fitft teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance...
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Dryden. Smith. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax. Parnell. Garth. Rowe. Addison ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...opinion which is no longer doubted, the evidence ceafes to be examined. Of an art univerfally pradlifed, the firft teacher is forgotten. Learning once made...; it has the appearance of fomething which we have bellowed upon ourfelves, as the dew appears to rife from the field which it refremes. To judge rightly...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Dryden. Smith. Duke. King ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 484 pages
...perhaps often pleafed by chance. A writer who obtains his full purpofe lofes himlelf in his own luftre. Of an opinion which is no longer doubted, the evidence ceafes to be examined. Of an art univerfally pra&ifed, the firft teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has...
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The Beauties of Johnson: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...univerfally practifed the teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning j it has the appearance of fomething which we have beftowed...appears to rife from the field which it refrefhes. Johnfon's Life of Dryrfen. There is a fpecies of writers, who without much labour have attained high...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 456 pages
...writer who obtains his full purpofe lofes himfelf in his own luftre. Of an opir nion which is no lo;iger doubted, the evidence ceafes to be examined. Of an art univerfally practifed, the firft teacher is for.r gotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning; it has the appearance of fomething...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...perhaps often pleafed by chance. A writer who obtains his full purpofe lofes himfelf in his own luftre. Of an opinion which is no longer doubted, the evidence ceafes to be examined. Of an art art univerfally practifed, the firft teacher is forgotten, Learning once made popular is no longer...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 2

English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...chance. A writer who obtains his full purpofe lofes himfelf in his own luftre. Of an opinion which is 110 longer doubted, the evidence ceafes to be examined. Of an art univerfally praftifed, the firft teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...perhaps often pleafed by chance. A writer who obtains his full purpofe lofes himfelf in his own luftre. Of an opinion which is no longer doubted, the evidence...as the dew appears to rife from the field which it refrefiies. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...perhaps often pleafed by chance. A writer who obtains his full purpofe lofes himfelf in his own luftre. Of an opinion which is no longer doubted, the evidence...be examined. Of an art univerfally practifed, the teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance of fomething...
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