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... labour discovered nothing but their own want of judgment and capacity . As Mr. Johnson penetrates to the bottom of his subject , by which means his observations are solid and natural , as well as delicate , so his design is always to ...
... labour discovered nothing but their own want of judgment and capacity . As Mr. Johnson penetrates to the bottom of his subject , by which means his observations are solid and natural , as well as delicate , so his design is always to ...
Page 59
... labour is relieved by pleasure , and ' the attention is led on through a long succession of varied excellence to the original position , the fundamental principle of wisdom and of virtue . As the heroic poems of Blackmore are now little ...
... labour is relieved by pleasure , and ' the attention is led on through a long succession of varied excellence to the original position , the fundamental principle of wisdom and of virtue . As the heroic poems of Blackmore are now little ...
Page 60
... , and makes the teeming earth Heave up , and labour with the sprouting birth : The active spirit freedom seeks in vain , It only works and twists a stronger chain ; Urging its prison's sides to break a way , It 60 LIVES OF THE POETS . 60.
... , and makes the teeming earth Heave up , and labour with the sprouting birth : The active spirit freedom seeks in vain , It only works and twists a stronger chain ; Urging its prison's sides to break a way , It 60 LIVES OF THE POETS . 60.
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... labour . His own diffidence was not his only vexation . He that asks a sub- scription soon finds that he has enemies . All who do not encourage him defame him . He that wants money would rather be thought angry than poor ; and he that ...
... labour . His own diffidence was not his only vexation . He that asks a sub- scription soon finds that he has enemies . All who do not encourage him defame him . He that wants money would rather be thought angry than poor ; and he that ...
Page 87
... labours , by the gods be all your labours crowned ; So may the gods your arms with conquest bless , And Troy's proud walls lie level with the ground ; Till laid And crown your labours with deserved success ; May Jove restore you when ...
... labours , by the gods be all your labours crowned ; So may the gods your arms with conquest bless , And Troy's proud walls lie level with the ground ; Till laid And crown your labours with deserved success ; May Jove restore you when ...
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