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His translation of the first eclogue of Virgil , is not so harmonious as that from the
sixth book of Homer ; and both are inferior in this respect to O E those which he
has made of the Odes of [ ] 18 into their hands by their tutors ; so that ...
His translation of the first eclogue of Virgil , is not so harmonious as that from the
sixth book of Homer ; and both are inferior in this respect to O E those which he
has made of the Odes of [ ] 18 into their hands by their tutors ; so that ...
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His employment was irksome to him in every respect ; and after suffering for a few
months , what Mr . Bofwell terms “ complicated misery , ” he relinquished a
situation which he ever afterwards remembered with a degree of horror . Being
now ...
His employment was irksome to him in every respect ; and after suffering for a few
months , what Mr . Bofwell terms “ complicated misery , ” he relinquished a
situation which he ever afterwards remembered with a degree of horror . Being
now ...
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He was treated with the utmost respect , and even affection . Johnson had a very
sincere esteem for Mr . Thrale , as a man of excellent principles , a good scholar ,
well - skilled in trade , of a found understanding , and of manners such as ...
He was treated with the utmost respect , and even affection . Johnson had a very
sincere esteem for Mr . Thrale , as a man of excellent principles , a good scholar ,
well - skilled in trade , of a found understanding , and of manners such as ...
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After seeing him struggle with illness and morbid melancholy , it is comfortable to
hear him say , almost at the close of life “ Attention and respect give pleasure ,
however late , and however useless . But they are not useless , even when they ...
After seeing him struggle with illness and morbid melancholy , it is comfortable to
hear him say , almost at the close of life “ Attention and respect give pleasure ,
however late , and however useless . But they are not useless , even when they ...
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His habitual incredulity with respect to facts , of which there was no reasonable
ground for doubt , as stated by Mrs . Piozzi , and which was remarked by Hogarth
, was also a singular trait in his character , and especially when contrary to his ...
His habitual incredulity with respect to facts , of which there was no reasonable
ground for doubt , as stated by Mrs . Piozzi , and which was remarked by Hogarth
, was also a singular trait in his character , and especially when contrary to his ...
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