The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8Pafraets Book Company, 1908 |
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Pagina 69
... supplied at first the nation did not afford . Only three thou- sand were sold in eleven years ; for it forced its way without assistance ; its admirers did not dare to pub- lish their opinion ; and the opportunities now given of ...
... supplied at first the nation did not afford . Only three thou- sand were sold in eleven years ; for it forced its way without assistance ; its admirers did not dare to pub- lish their opinion ; and the opportunities now given of ...
Pagina 70
... supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient , of which Philips gives the following account : 66 Mr. Philips tells us , that though our author had daily about him one or other to read , some per- sons of man's estate , who , of ...
... supplied the want of sight by a very odd expedient , of which Philips gives the following account : 66 Mr. Philips tells us , that though our author had daily about him one or other to read , some per- sons of man's estate , who , of ...
Pagina 77
... supplied . He sold his library before his death , and left his family fifteen hundred pounds , on which his widow laid hold , and only gave one hundred to each of his daughters . His literature was unquestionably great . He read all the ...
... supplied . He sold his library before his death , and left his family fifteen hundred pounds , on which his widow laid hold , and only gave one hundred to each of his daughters . His literature was unquestionably great . He read all the ...
Pagina 99
... highest degree fervid and active , to which materials were supplied by inces- sant study and unlimited curiosity . The heat of Milton's mind may be said to sublimate his learning , to throw off into his work the spirit of science 99 MILTON.
... highest degree fervid and active , to which materials were supplied by inces- sant study and unlimited curiosity . The heat of Milton's mind may be said to sublimate his learning , to throw off into his work the spirit of science 99 MILTON.
Pagina 106
... supplied . The want of human interest is always felt . Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down , and forgets to take up again . None ever wished it longer than it is . Its perusal is a duty rather than a ...
... supplied . The want of human interest is always felt . Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down , and forgets to take up again . None ever wished it longer than it is . Its perusal is a duty rather than a ...
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