The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5Pafraets Book Company, 1903 |
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... public , that no age was ever made better by its authors , and that to call upon mankind to correct their manners , is , like Xerxes , to scourge the wind , or shackle the torrent . This opinion they pretend to support by unfail- ing ...
... public , that no age was ever made better by its authors , and that to call upon mankind to correct their manners , is , like Xerxes , to scourge the wind , or shackle the torrent . This opinion they pretend to support by unfail- ing ...
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... public ; he that hisses in malice or sport , is an oppressor and a robber . But surely this laudable forbearance might be justly extended to young poets . The art of the writer , like that of the player , is attained by slow degrees ...
... public ; he that hisses in malice or sport , is an oppressor and a robber . But surely this laudable forbearance might be justly extended to young poets . The art of the writer , like that of the player , is attained by slow degrees ...
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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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