The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5Pafraets Book Company, 1903 |
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... never been courted , has never given . For these I know not how to provide a proper decora- tion . They cannot be numbered among the game- sters ; for though they are always at play , they play for nothing , and never rise to the ...
... never been courted , has never given . For these I know not how to provide a proper decora- tion . They cannot be numbered among the game- sters ; for though they are always at play , they play for nothing , and never rise to the ...
Pagina 296
... never so great , or so happy , as when a youth of promising parts is brought to receive his directions for the prosecution of his studies . He then puts on a very serious air ; he advises the pupil to read none but the best authors ...
... never so great , or so happy , as when a youth of promising parts is brought to receive his directions for the prosecution of his studies . He then puts on a very serious air ; he advises the pupil to read none but the best authors ...
Pagina 311
... never can be satisfied , and sorrow which never can be comforted . Had all the writings of the ancients been faithfully delivered down from age to age , had the Alexandrian library been spared , and the Palatine repositories remained ...
... never can be satisfied , and sorrow which never can be comforted . Had all the writings of the ancients been faithfully delivered down from age to age , had the Alexandrian library been spared , and the Palatine repositories remained ...
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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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