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" The pleasure of Shenstone was all in his eye : he valued what he valued merely for its looks; nothing raised his indignation more than to ask if there were any fishes in his water* His house was mean, and he did not improve it; his care was of his grounds. "
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical Observations on ... - Página 328
por Samuel Johnson - 1783
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 294 páginas
...wrong end of a walk to detecl a deception ; injuries of which Shenftone would heavily complain.Where there is emulation there will be vanity, and where...his indignation more than to afk if there were any fifties in his water. His houfe was mean, and he did not improve it; his care was of his grounds. When...
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prefaces biographical and critical to the works of the english poets

SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 páginas
...wrong end of a walk to detect a deception ; injuries of which Shenilone would heavily complain.Where there is emulation there will be vanity, and where there is vanity there will. be* folly. The plgafure of Shenftone was all in bis eye ; he valued what he valued merely for its looks ; nothing...
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The Beauties of Johnson: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ..., Volumen1

Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 páginas
...the works of thofe who have moft excelled. Differtation on the Epitaphs of Pope, p. 302.. EMULATION. WHERE there is emulation, there will be vanity ; and where there is vanity, there will be folly. Life of Shenftonc. Eve . Every man ought to endeavour at eminence, not by pulling others down, but...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into ...

James Boswell - 1786 - 552 páginas
...and introducing them at the wrong end of a walk to detect a deception ; injuries of which Shenstone would heavily complain. Where there is emulation there...and where there is vanity there will be folly. The pleasure of Shenstone was all in his eye : he valued what he valued merely for its looks ; nothing...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 páginas
...and introducing them at the wrong end of a walk to detect a deception ; injuries of which Shenftone would heavily complain. Where there is emulation there...valued what he valued merely for its looks ; nothing railed his indignation more than to afk if there were any fifhes in his water. His houfe was mean,...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 páginas
...and introducing them at the wrong end of a walk to detect a deception; injuries of which Shenftone would heavily complain. Where there is emulation there...folly. The pleafure of Shenftone was all in his eye; he • 2, valued what he valued merely for its looks; nothing raifed his indignation more than to afk...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...to detect a deception; njuries of which Slienstone would heavily complain. Where there is emula;ion there will be vanity; and where there is vanity there will be folly*. The pleasure of Shenstone was all in his eye ; he valued what he valued merely for its looks; nothing raised...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volumen1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...and introducing them at the wrong end of a walk to detect a deception ; injuries of which Shenstone would heavily complain. Where there is emulation there...and where there is vanity there will be folly*. 'The pleasure of Shenstone was all in his eye ; he valued what he valued merely for its looks ; nothing...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volumen11

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 páginas
...and introducing them at the wrong end of a walk to detect a deception ; injuries of which Shenstone would heavily complain. Where there is emulation there...and where there is vanity there will be folly*. The pleasure of Shenstone was all in his eye : he valued what he valued merely for its looks ; nothing...
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The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 páginas
...and introducing them at the wrong end of a walk to detect a deception ; injuries of which Shenstone would heavily complain. Where there is emulation there...and where there is vanity there will be folly*. The pleasure of Shenstone was all in his eye : he valued what he valued merely for its looks ; nothing...
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