The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5Pafraets Book Company, 1903 |
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... necessary , which , perhaps , in a state of nature are superfluous ; and that many things , not absolutely necessary , are yet so useful and convenient , that they cannot easily be spared . I will make yet a more ample and liberal ...
... necessary , which , perhaps , in a state of nature are superfluous ; and that many things , not absolutely necessary , are yet so useful and convenient , that they cannot easily be spared . I will make yet a more ample and liberal ...
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... necessary to elegance , and that elegance was necessary to general reception ; some essays were then made upon the Italian poets , which deserve the praise and gratitude of posterity . But the old practice was not suddenly forsaken ...
... necessary to elegance , and that elegance was necessary to general reception ; some essays were then made upon the Italian poets , which deserve the praise and gratitude of posterity . But the old practice was not suddenly forsaken ...
Pagina 330
... necessary to teach the art . That the vulgar express their thoughts clearly , is far from true ; and what perspicuity can be found among them proceeds not from the easiness of their language , but the shallowness of their thoughts . He ...
... necessary to teach the art . That the vulgar express their thoughts clearly , is far from true ; and what perspicuity can be found among them proceeds not from the easiness of their language , but the shallowness of their thoughts . He ...
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NO PAGE 111 The pleasures and advantages of industry | 1 |
The itch of writing universal | 7 |
The folly of creating artificial wants | 14 |
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