Life of Johnson, Volumen1H. Frowde, 1904 |
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... wrote , and said , and thought ; by which man- kind are enabled as it were to see him live , and to ' live o'er each scene ' with him , as he actually advanced through the several stages of his life . Had his other friends been as ...
... wrote , and said , and thought ; by which man- kind are enabled as it were to see him live , and to ' live o'er each scene ' with him , as he actually advanced through the several stages of his life . Had his other friends been as ...
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... wrote was Poetry , whose essence consists not in num- bers , or in jingle , but in the strength and glow of a fancy , to which all the stores of nature and of art stand in prompt administration ; and in an eloquence which conveys their ...
... wrote was Poetry , whose essence consists not in num- bers , or in jingle , but in the strength and glow of a fancy , to which all the stores of nature and of art stand in prompt administration ; and in an eloquence which conveys their ...
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... . Some young ladies at Lichfield having proposed to act The Distressed Mother , Johnson wrote this , and gave it to Mr. Hector to convey it privately to them . JOHNSON'S YOUTHFUL COMPOSITIONS 39 In whose fair cheeks destructive Cupids.
... . Some young ladies at Lichfield having proposed to act The Distressed Mother , Johnson wrote this , and gave it to Mr. Hector to convey it privately to them . JOHNSON'S YOUTHFUL COMPOSITIONS 39 In whose fair cheeks destructive Cupids.
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... wrote Latin verses . His figure and manner appeared strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and sat silent , till upon something which occurred in the course of con- versation , he suddenly struck in and quoted Macrobius ; and thus ...
... wrote Latin verses . His figure and manner appeared strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and sat silent , till upon something which occurred in the course of con- versation , he suddenly struck in and quoted Macrobius ; and thus ...
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... wrote . A certain appre- hension , arising from novelty , made him write his first exercise at College twice over ; but he never took that trouble with any other composition ; and we shall see that his most excellent works were struck ...
... wrote . A certain appre- hension , arising from novelty , made him write his first exercise at College twice over ; but he never took that trouble with any other composition ; and we shall see that his most excellent works were struck ...
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