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... the blank leaves far exceeded the written ones In 1729 , while at Litchfield ,
during the college vacation , the “ morbid melancholy ” which was lurking in his
constitution , gathered such strength as to ' afflict him in a dreadful manner . He
was ...
... the blank leaves far exceeded the written ones In 1729 , while at Litchfield ,
during the college vacation , the “ morbid melancholy ” which was lurking in his
constitution , gathered such strength as to ' afflict him in a dreadful manner . He
was ...
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His strength , however , was great , and his personal courage no less so . Among
other instances , which exemplify his possession of both , it is related , that , being
once at the Litchfield theatre , he fat upon a chair placed for him beside the ...
His strength , however , was great , and his personal courage no less so . Among
other instances , which exemplify his possession of both , it is related , that , being
once at the Litchfield theatre , he fat upon a chair placed for him beside the ...
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To this state we " : must attribute his mentioning secret transgressions , his
constant fear of death , and his religious terrors , not very consistent with his
strength of mind , or his conviction of the goodness of God . This , at leaft , seems
to have ...
To this state we " : must attribute his mentioning secret transgressions , his
constant fear of death , and his religious terrors , not very consistent with his
strength of mind , or his conviction of the goodness of God . This , at leaft , seems
to have ...
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his plots , and the justness and strength of his sentiments . His capital work of that
kind is his Rasselas . None of his writings have been so extensively diffused over
Europe . Such a reception demonstrates great beauties in the work ; and there ...
his plots , and the justness and strength of his sentiments . His capital work of that
kind is his Rasselas . None of his writings have been so extensively diffused over
Europe . Such a reception demonstrates great beauties in the work ; and there ...
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Among the imitators of Johnson ' s style , whether intentionally , or by the
imperceptible effectof its strength and animation , may be reckoned a great
proportion of the most distinguished writers in our language since he appeared ,
Dr ...
Among the imitators of Johnson ' s style , whether intentionally , or by the
imperceptible effectof its strength and animation , may be reckoned a great
proportion of the most distinguished writers in our language since he appeared ,
Dr ...
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