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The Booksellers having determined to publish a Body of English Poetry, I was
persuaded to promise them a Preface to the Works of each Author ; an
undertaking, as it was then presented to my mind, not very extensive or difficult.
My purpose ...
The Booksellers having determined to publish a Body of English Poetry, I was
persuaded to promise them a Preface to the Works of each Author ; an
undertaking, as it was then presented to my mind, not very extensive or difficult.
My purpose ...
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... produce that particular designation of mind, and propensity for some certain
science or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The tjaie^Ij^mjj^j^a^
niiid^Oaj'ge general ! powers, accidentally determined to some particular
direction.
... produce that particular designation of mind, and propensity for some certain
science or employment, which is commonly called Genius. The tjaie^Ij^mjj^j^a^
niiid^Oaj'ge general ! powers, accidentally determined to some particular
direction.
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Among the English poets, fWley. Milton, and ^^ 7^ Pope, might be said '* to lisp in
numbers ;" and have given such early proofs, not only of powers of language, but
of comprehension of things, as to more tardy minds seem scarcely credible.
Among the English poets, fWley. Milton, and ^^ 7^ Pope, might be said '* to lisp in
numbers ;" and have given such early proofs, not only of powers of language, but
of comprehension of things, as to more tardy minds seem scarcely credible.
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... for he is said to have written, while he was yet a young student, the greater part
of his " Davideis ;" a work of which the materials could not have been collected
without the study of many years, but by a mind of the greatest vigour and activity.
... for he is said to have written, while he was yet a young student, the greater part
of his " Davideis ;" a work of which the materials could not have been collected
without the study of many years, but by a mind of the greatest vigour and activity.
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The man that sits down to suppose himself charged with treason or peculation,
and heats his mind to an elaborate purgation of his character from crimes which
he was never within the possibility of committing, differs only by the_infrequency
of ...
The man that sits down to suppose himself charged with treason or peculation,
and heats his mind to an elaborate purgation of his character from crimes which
he was never within the possibility of committing, differs only by the_infrequency
of ...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 10 Samuel Johnson,Alexander Chalmers,Arthur Murphy Vista completa - 1823 |
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| Título | The works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 6 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson |
| Autores | Samuel Johnson, Alexander Chalmers, Arthur Murphy |
| Editor | F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
| Procedencia del original | University of Minnesota |
| Digitalizado | 29 Ene 2010 |
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