The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His WorksJ. & A. Arch, 1795 - 307 páginas |
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... city of his mind , as exercised during his tour , have been defcribed by Mr. Bofwell , in his " Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides , " 8vo , 1786 , in a style that shows he Kiiij [ 151 ] In 1772, he produced no literary per- ...
... city of his mind , as exercised during his tour , have been defcribed by Mr. Bofwell , in his " Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides , " 8vo , 1786 , in a style that shows he Kiiij [ 151 ] In 1772, he produced no literary per- ...
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... shows he poffeffed , in an eminent degree , the skill to give con- nection to mifcellaneous matter , and viva- city to the whole of his narrative . At the approach of the general election , in 1774 , he published a short political pam ...
... shows he poffeffed , in an eminent degree , the skill to give con- nection to mifcellaneous matter , and viva- city to the whole of his narrative . At the approach of the general election , in 1774 , he published a short political pam ...
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... shows that he has caught no mean degree of the expan- fion and harmony which characterize the style of Johnson . By nature's gifts ordain'd mankind to rule , He like a Titian form'd his brilliant school , And taught congenial fpirits to ...
... shows that he has caught no mean degree of the expan- fion and harmony which characterize the style of Johnson . By nature's gifts ordain'd mankind to rule , He like a Titian form'd his brilliant school , And taught congenial fpirits to ...
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... Shows his bold front , the harbinger of ruin , Can brave Leontius call for any wonders , Which cheats interpret , and which fools regard ? When fome neglected fabric nods beneath The weight of years , and totters to the tempest , Muft ...
... Shows his bold front , the harbinger of ruin , Can brave Leontius call for any wonders , Which cheats interpret , and which fools regard ? When fome neglected fabric nods beneath The weight of years , and totters to the tempest , Muft ...
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... dotage flow , And Swift expires a driveller and a show : And of beauty he fays , Yet Vane would tell what ills from beauty fpring , And Sedley curs'd the form that pleas'd a king . This laft example is ill chofen ; for it is [ 246 ]
... dotage flow , And Swift expires a driveller and a show : And of beauty he fays , Yet Vane would tell what ills from beauty fpring , And Sedley curs'd the form that pleas'd a king . This laft example is ill chofen ; for it is [ 246 ]
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