The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 3Pafraets Book Company, 1903 |
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... attempt at politeness 118 The narrowness of fame 119 Tranquilla's account of her lovers , opposed to Hymenæus 120 ... attempting wit in conversation . The character of Papilius 179 142 An account of squire Bluster 185 143 The criterions ...
... attempt at politeness 118 The narrowness of fame 119 Tranquilla's account of her lovers , opposed to Hymenæus 120 ... attempting wit in conversation . The character of Papilius 179 142 An account of squire Bluster 185 143 The criterions ...
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... attempt what he can never accomplish ; but it ought like- wise to be remembered , that man is no less igno- rant of ... attempting . It is observed in the golden verses of Pythagoras , that " Power is never far from necessity . " The ...
... attempt what he can never accomplish ; but it ought like- wise to be remembered , that man is no less igno- rant of ... attempting . It is observed in the golden verses of Pythagoras , that " Power is never far from necessity . " The ...
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... attempt to reduce them into practice certainly destroys . If we estimate dignity by immediate use- fulness , agriculture is undoubtedly the first and noblest science ; yet we see the plough driven , the clod broken , the manure spread ...
... attempt to reduce them into practice certainly destroys . If we estimate dignity by immediate use- fulness , agriculture is undoubtedly the first and noblest science ; yet we see the plough driven , the clod broken , the manure spread ...
Sommario
The dangers of imitation The impropriety of imitating Spenser | 56 |
A criticism on the English historians | 62 |
The young trader turned gentleman | 69 |
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