Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1927 |
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... less obvious parts of Johnson's character . His being appointed one of his executors , gave him an opportunity of taking possession of such fragments of a diary and other papers as were left ; of which , before delivering them up to the ...
... less obvious parts of Johnson's character . His being appointed one of his executors , gave him an opportunity of taking possession of such fragments of a diary and other papers as were left ; of which , before delivering them up to the ...
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... less importance to the world than that part of his personal character , which represents him as careful of his health , and negligent of his life . ' But biography has often been allotted to writers , who seem very little acquainted ...
... less importance to the world than that part of his personal character , which represents him as careful of his health , and negligent of his life . ' But biography has often been allotted to writers , who seem very little acquainted ...
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... less than God ; Oft on his altar shall my firstlings lie , Their blood the consecrated stones shall dye : He gave my flocks to graze the flowery meads , And me to tune at ease th ' unequal reeds . MELIBUS . My admiration only I exprest ...
... less than God ; Oft on his altar shall my firstlings lie , Their blood the consecrated stones shall dye : He gave my flocks to graze the flowery meads , And me to tune at ease th ' unequal reeds . MELIBUS . My admiration only I exprest ...
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... less skilful hands , To bloom a while , factitious heat demands : Though glowing Maro a faint warmth supplies , The sickly blossom in the hot - house dies : By Johnson's genial culture , art , and toil , Its root strikes deep , and owns ...
... less skilful hands , To bloom a while , factitious heat demands : Though glowing Maro a faint warmth supplies , The sickly blossom in the hot - house dies : By Johnson's genial culture , art , and toil , Its root strikes deep , and owns ...
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... less sensible than your readers of the defects of your poetical article , you will not be dis- pleased , if , in order to the improvement of it , I communicate to you the sentiments of a person , who will undertake , on reasonable terms ...
... less sensible than your readers of the defects of your poetical article , you will not be dis- pleased , if , in order to the improvement of it , I communicate to you the sentiments of a person , who will undertake , on reasonable terms ...
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