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Pagina 1
When he was , three years afterwards , removed to Lincoln's inn , he prosecuted
the common law with sufficient appearance of application ; yet did not lose his
propensity to cards and dice ; but was very often plundered by gamesters . a In ...
When he was , three years afterwards , removed to Lincoln's inn , he prosecuted
the common law with sufficient appearance of application ; yet did not lose his
propensity to cards and dice ; but was very often plundered by gamesters . a In ...
Pagina 2
... of Farnham castle for the king ; but he soon resigned that charge , and
retreated to Oxford , where , in 1643 , he published Cooper's Hill . This poem had
such reputation as to excite the common artifice by which envy degrades
excellence .
... of Farnham castle for the king ; but he soon resigned that charge , and
retreated to Oxford , where , in 1643 , he published Cooper's Hill . This poem had
such reputation as to excite the common artifice by which envy degrades
excellence .
Pagina 5
He appears to have had , in common with almost all mankind , the ambition of
being , upon proper occasions , a merry fellow , and , in common with most of
them , to have been by nature , or by early habits , debarred from it . Nothing is
less ...
He appears to have had , in common with almost all mankind , the ambition of
being , upon proper occasions , a merry fellow , and , in common with most of
them , to have been by nature , or by early habits , debarred from it . Nothing is
less ...
Pagina 13
He was a man eminent for his skill in musick , many of his compositions being still
to be found ; and his reputation in his profession was such , that he grew rich ,
and retired to an estate . He had , probably , more than common literature , as his
...
He was a man eminent for his skill in musick , many of his compositions being still
to be found ; and his reputation in his profession was such , that he grew rich ,
and retired to an estate . He had , probably , more than common literature , as his
...
Pagina 22
... him with an encomiastick inscription , in the tumid lapidary style ; and Francini
wrote him an ode , of which the first stanza is only empty noise ; the rest are ,
perhaps , too diffuse on common topicks ; but the last is natural and beautiful .
... him with an encomiastick inscription , in the tumid lapidary style ; and Francini
wrote him an ode , of which the first stanza is only empty noise ; the rest are ,
perhaps , too diffuse on common topicks ; but the last is natural and beautiful .
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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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