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They used to dispute in this club , about the moral sense and the fitness of things
, but Johnson was not uniform in his opinions ; contending as often for victory as
truth . This infirmity attended him through life . , : In this year he published , in the
...
They used to dispute in this club , about the moral sense and the fitness of things
, but Johnson was not uniform in his opinions ; contending as often for victory as
truth . This infirmity attended him through life . , : In this year he published , in the
...
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ten for him , used to come about him . He had then little for himself ; but frequently
sent money to Mr . Shiels , when in diftress . The friends who visited him at that
time , were chiefly Dr . Bathurst , and Mr . Diamond , an apothecary in Cork ...
ten for him , used to come about him . He had then little for himself ; but frequently
sent money to Mr . Shiels , when in diftress . The friends who visited him at that
time , were chiefly Dr . Bathurst , and Mr . Diamond , an apothecary in Cork ...
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... of the Poemata Anglorum , that contain much “ power of invention , or vigour of
sentiment . ” Upon the whole , the various productions of Johnson show a life
spent in study and meditation . It may be fairly allowed , as he used to say of
himself ...
... of the Poemata Anglorum , that contain much “ power of invention , or vigour of
sentiment . ” Upon the whole , the various productions of Johnson show a life
spent in study and meditation . It may be fairly allowed , as he used to say of
himself ...
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His mind was so comprehensive , that no language but that he used could have
expressed its contents , and so ponderous was his language , that sentiments
less lofty and less solid thán his were , would have been encumbered , not
adorned ...
His mind was so comprehensive , that no language but that he used could have
expressed its contents , and so ponderous was his language , that sentiments
less lofty and less solid thán his were , would have been encumbered , not
adorned ...
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His moral Effays are beautiful ; but in that province nothing can exceed the
Rambler ; though Johnson used to say , that the essay on the burdens of
mankind ( in the Spectator , No . 558 ) was the most exquisite he had ever read .
Talking of ...
His moral Effays are beautiful ; but in that province nothing can exceed the
Rambler ; though Johnson used to say , that the essay on the burdens of
mankind ( in the Spectator , No . 558 ) was the most exquisite he had ever read .
Talking of ...
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