The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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... Hast thou grown old amidst the crowd of courts , And turn'd th ' instructive page of human life , To cant , at last , of reason to a lover ? Such ill - tim'd gravity , such serious folly , Might well befit the solitary student , Th ...
... Hast thou grown old amidst the crowd of courts , And turn'd th ' instructive page of human life , To cant , at last , of reason to a lover ? Such ill - tim'd gravity , such serious folly , Might well befit the solitary student , Th ...
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... hast thou to plead ? Abd . The claim of pow'r Th ' unquestion'd claim of conquerors and kings ! Cali . Yet in the use of pow'r remember justice . " Abd . Can then th ' assassin lift his treach'rous hand Against his king , and cry ...
... hast thou to plead ? Abd . The claim of pow'r Th ' unquestion'd claim of conquerors and kings ! Cali . Yet in the use of pow'r remember justice . " Abd . Can then th ' assassin lift his treach'rous hand Against his king , and cry ...
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... hast thou known ? Say , how the tyrant threaten'd , flatter'd , sigh'd ! Say , how he threaten'd , flatter'd , sigh'd in vain ! Say , how the hand of Violence was rais'd ! Say , how thou call'dst in tears upon Demetrius ! Asp . Inform ...
... hast thou known ? Say , how the tyrant threaten'd , flatter'd , sigh'd ! Say , how he threaten'd , flatter'd , sigh'd in vain ! Say , how the hand of Violence was rais'd ! Say , how thou call'dst in tears upon Demetrius ! Asp . Inform ...
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... Hast thou not search'd my soul's profoundest thoughts ? Is not the fate of Greece and Cali thine ? Leon . Why has thy choice then pointed out Leontius , Unfit to share this night's illustrious toils ? To wait remote from action , and ...
... Hast thou not search'd my soul's profoundest thoughts ? Is not the fate of Greece and Cali thine ? Leon . Why has thy choice then pointed out Leontius , Unfit to share this night's illustrious toils ? To wait remote from action , and ...
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... . [ Quitting Aspasia . Abd . Well may'st thou call thy master to the combat , And try the hazard , that hast nought to stake ; Alike my death or thine is gain to thee ; But soon thou shalt repent : another moment Shall throw 376 IRENE ,
... . [ Quitting Aspasia . Abd . Well may'st thou call thy master to the combat , And try the hazard , that hast nought to stake ; Alike my death or thine is gain to thee ; But soon thou shalt repent : another moment Shall throw 376 IRENE ,
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