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I have formerly read , without much reflection , of the multitude of Scotchmen that
travelled with their wares in Poland ; and that their numbers were not small , the
success of this negotiation gives sufficient evidence . About this time , what estate
...
I have formerly read , without much reflection , of the multitude of Scotchmen that
travelled with their wares in Poland ; and that their numbers were not small , the
success of this negotiation gives sufficient evidence . About this time , what estate
...
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His poem on the death of Cowley was his last , and , among his shorter works ,
his best performance : the numbers are musical , and the thoughts are just .
Cooper's Hill is the work that confers upon him the rank and dignity of an original
...
His poem on the death of Cowley was his last , and , among his shorter works ,
his best performance : the numbers are musical , and the thoughts are just .
Cooper's Hill is the work that confers upon him the rank and dignity of an original
...
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As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard of posterity arises from his
improvement of our numbers , his versification ought to be considered . It will
afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment
naturally ...
As one of Denham's principal claims to the regard of posterity arises from his
improvement of our numbers , his versification ought to be considered . It will
afford that pleasure which arises from the observation of a man of judgment
naturally ...
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... sometimes slowly improved by steady meditation . Invention is almost the only
literary labour which blindness cannot obstruct , and , therefore , he naturally
solaced his solitude by the indulgence of his fancy , and the melody of his
numbers .
... sometimes slowly improved by steady meditation . Invention is almost the only
literary labour which blindness cannot obstruct , and , therefore , he naturally
solaced his solitude by the indulgence of his fancy , and the melody of his
numbers .
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At other times he would dictate , perhaps , forty lines in a breath , and then reduce
them to half the number . " These bursts of light , and involutions of darkness ,
these transient and involuntary excursions and retrocessions of invention ,
having ...
At other times he would dictate , perhaps , forty lines in a breath , and then reduce
them to half the number . " These bursts of light , and involutions of darkness ,
these transient and involuntary excursions and retrocessions of invention ,
having ...
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| Titolo | The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson |
| Autore | Samuel Johnson |
| Editore | Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | Indiana University |
| Digitalizzato | 30 gen 2009 |
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