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... less acquaintance with one of 99 3 [ Johnson , in his Life of Milton , after mentioning that great poet's extraordinary fancy that the world was in its decay , and that his book was to be written in an age too late for heroick poesy ...
... less acquaintance with one of 99 3 [ Johnson , in his Life of Milton , after mentioning that great poet's extraordinary fancy that the world was in its decay , and that his book was to be written in an age too late for heroick poesy ...
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... right ; " and it is certainly so , because he has predisposed the relations of things so , as that which he wills must be right . BOSWELL . Etat . 71 . 1780. because it is less like English , which should DR . JOHNSON . 31.
... right ; " and it is certainly so , because he has predisposed the relations of things so , as that which he wills must be right . BOSWELL . Etat . 71 . 1780. because it is less like English , which should DR . JOHNSON . 31.
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James Boswell. 1780. because it is less like English , which should always have the Saxon k added to the c . Etat . 71 . 66 4 Many a man is mad in certain instances , and goes through life without having it perceived ; -for example , a ...
James Boswell. 1780. because it is less like English , which should always have the Saxon k added to the c . Etat . 71 . 66 4 Many a man is mad in certain instances , and goes through life without having it perceived ; -for example , a ...
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... less attain- able . " 8 I could , with pleasure , expatiate upon the masterly execution of the Life of DRYDEN , which we have seen was one of Johnson's literary projects at an early period , and which it is remarkable , that after ...
... less attain- able . " 8 I could , with pleasure , expatiate upon the masterly execution of the Life of DRYDEN , which we have seen was one of Johnson's literary projects at an early period , and which it is remarkable , that after ...
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... [ less trouble ] more facility . " No man sympathizes with [ vanity depressed ] the sorrows of vanity . " It had been [ criminal ] less easily excused . " When he [ threatened to lay down ] talked of lay- ing down his pen . " Society [ is ...
... [ less trouble ] more facility . " No man sympathizes with [ vanity depressed ] the sorrows of vanity . " It had been [ criminal ] less easily excused . " When he [ threatened to lay down ] talked of lay- ing down his pen . " Society [ is ...
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