The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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Page 193
... heart . I have long meditated an escape from the happy valley . I have examined the mountains on every side , but find myself insuperably barred : teach me the way to break my prison ; thou shalt be the companion of my flight , the ...
... heart . I have long meditated an escape from the happy valley . I have examined the mountains on every side , but find myself insuperably barred : teach me the way to break my prison ; thou shalt be the companion of my flight , the ...
Page 194
... heart was no longer condemned to swell with silent vexation . He thought that even the happy valley might be endured with such a companion , and that if they could range the world together , he should have nothing further to desire . In ...
... heart was no longer condemned to swell with silent vexation . He thought that even the happy valley might be endured with such a companion , and that if they could range the world together , he should have nothing further to desire . In ...
Page 200
... heart melted with benevo- lence ; " and who then , " says he , " will be suffered to be wretched ? " Imlac permitted the pleasing delusion , and was unwill- ing to crush the hope of inexperience , till one day having sat a while silent ...
... heart melted with benevo- lence ; " and who then , " says he , " will be suffered to be wretched ? " Imlac permitted the pleasing delusion , and was unwill- ing to crush the hope of inexperience , till one day having sat a while silent ...
Page 205
... heart against calamity ? Consider , that external things are naturally variable , but truth and reason are always the same . " " What comfort , " said the mourner , 66 can truth and reason afford me ? of what effect are they now , but ...
... heart against calamity ? Consider , that external things are naturally variable , but truth and reason are always the same . " " What comfort , " said the mourner , 66 can truth and reason afford me ? of what effect are they now , but ...
Page 206
... hearts were cankered with dis- content ; that they considered themselves as condemned to labour for the luxury of the rich , and looked up with stupid malevolence towards those that were placed above them . The princess pronounced with ...
... hearts were cankered with dis- content ; that they considered themselves as condemned to labour for the luxury of the rich , and looked up with stupid malevolence towards those that were placed above them . The princess pronounced with ...
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