The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 6F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may ex- hibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair ; and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis some- times in flowers fading as her beauty , and sometimes in gems ...
... fancy , and ransacks his memory , for images which may ex- hibit the gaiety of hope , or the gloominess of despair ; and dresses his imaginary Chloris or Phyllis some- times in flowers fading as her beauty , and sometimes in gems ...
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... fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited , but could not be imagined , Yet great labour , directe by great abilities , is never wholly lost ; if they frequently threw ...
... fancy behind them ; and produced combinations of confused magnificence , that not only could not be credited , but could not be imagined , Yet great labour , directe by great abilities , is never wholly lost ; if they frequently threw ...
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... fancy dost much higher stand , Than woman can be plac'd by Nature's hand ; And I must needs , I'm sure , a loser be , To change thee , as thou ' rt there , for very thee . That prayer and labour should co - operate , are thus taught by ...
... fancy dost much higher stand , Than woman can be plac'd by Nature's hand ; And I must needs , I'm sure , a loser be , To change thee , as thou ' rt there , for very thee . That prayer and labour should co - operate , are thus taught by ...
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... fancy , such facility of expres- sion , such varied similitude , such a succession of images , and such a dance of words , it is in vain to expect except from Cowley . His strength always ap- pears in his agility ; his volatility is not ...
... fancy , such facility of expres- sion , such varied similitude , such a succession of images , and such a dance of words , it is in vain to expect except from Cowley . His strength always ap- pears in his agility ; his volatility is not ...
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... fancy unsuitable to the original , as The table , free for ev'ry guest , No doubt will thee admit , And feast more upon thee , than thou on it . He sometimes extends his author's thoughts with- out improving them . In the Olympionick an ...
... fancy unsuitable to the original , as The table , free for ev'ry guest , No doubt will thee admit , And feast more upon thee , than thou on it . He sometimes extends his author's thoughts with- out improving them . In the Olympionick an ...
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