The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 10F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... therefore my performance should fall below the excellence of other dictionaries , I may obtain , at least , the praise of having endeavoured well ; nor shall I think it any reproach to my diligence , that I AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY . 29.
... therefore my performance should fall below the excellence of other dictionaries , I may obtain , at least , the praise of having endeavoured well ; nor shall I think it any reproach to my diligence , that I AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY . 29.
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... praise ; to be disgraced by miscarriage , or punished for neglect , where success would have been without applause , and diligence without reward . Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries ; whom mankind have considered ...
... praise ; to be disgraced by miscarriage , or punished for neglect , where success would have been without applause , and diligence without reward . Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries ; whom mankind have considered ...
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... praise by petty reformation , I have endeavoured to pro- ceed with a scholar's reverence for antiquity , and a grammarian's regard to the genius of our tongue . I have attempted few alterations , and among those few , perhaps the ...
... praise by petty reformation , I have endeavoured to pro- ceed with a scholar's reverence for antiquity , and a grammarian's regard to the genius of our tongue . I have attempted few alterations , and among those few , perhaps the ...
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... praise of perfection , which , if I could obtain , in this gloom of solitude , what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave , and suc- cess and miscarriage are ...
... praise of perfection , which , if I could obtain , in this gloom of solitude , what would it avail me ? I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave , and suc- cess and miscarriage are ...
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... praise , he must incite his activity , and solace his weariness . Perfection is unattainable , but nearer and nearer approaches may be made ; and finding my Dictionary about to be reprinted , I have endeavoured , by a revi sal , to make ...
... praise , he must incite his activity , and solace his weariness . Perfection is unattainable , but nearer and nearer approaches may be made ; and finding my Dictionary about to be reprinted , I have endeavoured , by a revi sal , to make ...
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