The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 3Pafraets Book Company, 1903 |
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Pagina 108
... our- selves can suffer by miscarriage , we are not confined within such narrow limits ; and still less is the re- proach of temerity , when numbers will receive advantage by success , and only one be incommoded by 108 THE RAMBLER.
... our- selves can suffer by miscarriage , we are not confined within such narrow limits ; and still less is the re- proach of temerity , when numbers will receive advantage by success , and only one be incommoded by 108 THE RAMBLER.
Pagina 119
... 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 desire wealth , who can never procure it ...
... 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 desire wealth , who can never procure it ...
Pagina 327
... success , by courting my friendship and yielding to my influence . They who once pursued me , were now satisfied to escape from me ; and they who had before thought me presumptuous in hoping to over- take them , had now their utmost ...
... success , by courting my friendship and yielding to my influence . They who once pursued me , were now satisfied to escape from me ; and they who had before thought me presumptuous in hoping to over- take them , had now their utmost ...
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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