The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
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Pagina 197
... believe that the truth is told . Ascham , in his elegant description of those whom , in modern lan- guage , we term wits , says , that they are open flat- terers , and privy mockers . " Waller showed a little of both , when , upon sight ...
... believe that the truth is told . Ascham , in his elegant description of those whom , in modern lan- guage , we term wits , says , that they are open flat- terers , and privy mockers . " Waller showed a little of both , when , upon sight ...
Pagina 207
... believe that the mind grows old with the body ; and that he , whom we are now forced to confess superiour , is hastening daily to a level with ourselves . By delighting to think this of the living , we learn to think it of the dead ...
... believe that the mind grows old with the body ; and that he , whom we are now forced to confess superiour , is hastening daily to a level with ourselves . By delighting to think this of the living , we learn to think it of the dead ...
Pagina 233
... believe that he would have ad- mitted a more pleasing modulation of numbers into his work ; but Philips sits down with a resolution to make no more musick than he found ; to want all that his master wanted , though he is very far from ...
... believe that he would have ad- mitted a more pleasing modulation of numbers into his work ; but Philips sits down with a resolution to make no more musick than he found ; to want all that his master wanted , though he is very far from ...
Pagina 241
... believe , was never yet heard of but in England . It will sound oddly to posterity , that , in a polite nation , in an enlightened age , under the direction of the most wise , most learned , and most generous encouragers of knowledge in ...
... believe , was never yet heard of but in England . It will sound oddly to posterity , that , in a polite nation , in an enlightened age , under the direction of the most wise , most learned , and most generous encouragers of knowledge in ...
Pagina 242
... even their best things they are not fond of , because the idea of what they ought to be is far above what they are . This induced me to believe that Virgil desired his works might be burnt , had not the same Augustus that 242 JOHN PHILIPS.
... even their best things they are not fond of , because the idea of what they ought to be is far above what they are . This induced me to believe that Virgil desired his works might be burnt , had not the same Augustus that 242 JOHN PHILIPS.
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