The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 3Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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... human significance . But not a few take out the small man's spite against a large one by dwelling upon the impermanence of much of Johnson's own writing as contrasted with the lasting , monumental qualities of the biography written of ...
... human significance . But not a few take out the small man's spite against a large one by dwelling upon the impermanence of much of Johnson's own writing as contrasted with the lasting , monumental qualities of the biography written of ...
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... human heart . " It always appeared to me that he estimated the compositions of Richardson too highly , and that he had an unreasonable prejudice against Fielding . In comparing those two writers , he used this expression : " that there ...
... human heart . " It always appeared to me that he estimated the compositions of Richardson too highly , and that he had an unreasonable prejudice against Fielding . In comparing those two writers , he used this expression : " that there ...
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... human governments consisted , he said , in not being able to create a sufficient fund of virtue and principle to carry the laws into due and effectual execution . Wisdom might plan , but virtue alone [ 135 ] A.D. 1770 ÆTAT . 61.
... human governments consisted , he said , in not being able to create a sufficient fund of virtue and principle to carry the laws into due and effectual execution . Wisdom might plan , but virtue alone [ 135 ] A.D. 1770 ÆTAT . 61.
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