The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 3Pafraets Book Company, 1903 |
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Pagina 119
... merit would then have been the same , and success might reasonably have been considered as a proof of excellence . But we do not find that any of the wishes of men keep a stated proportion to their powers of at- tainment . Many envy and ...
... merit would then have been the same , and success might reasonably have been considered as a proof of excellence . But we do not find that any of the wishes of men keep a stated proportion to their powers of at- tainment . Many envy and ...
Pagina 152
... merit , and he that has incontestably distinguished himself by any publick performance , has a right to all the honours which the publick can bestow . To men thus raised above the rest of the community , there is no need that the book ...
... merit , and he that has incontestably distinguished himself by any publick performance , has a right to all the honours which the publick can bestow . To men thus raised above the rest of the community , there is no need that the book ...
Pagina 207
... merit of all manual occupations seems to terminate in the inventor ; and surely the first ages cannot be charged with ingratitude ; since those who civilized barbarians , and taught them how to secure themselves from cold and hunger ...
... merit of all manual occupations seems to terminate in the inventor ; and surely the first ages cannot be charged with ingratitude ; since those who civilized barbarians , and taught them how to secure themselves from cold and hunger ...
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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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