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He observed , that the established clergy in general did not preach plain enough ; and that polished periods and glittering sentences flew over the heads of the common people , without any impression upon their hearts .
He observed , that the established clergy in general did not preach plain enough ; and that polished periods and glittering sentences flew over the heads of the common people , without any impression upon their hearts .
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Gentlemen of education , he observed , were pretty much the same in all countries ; the condition of the lower orders , the poor especially , was the true mark of national discrimination . " When the corn laws were in agitation in ...
Gentlemen of education , he observed , were pretty much the same in all countries ; the condition of the lower orders , the poor especially , was the true mark of national discrimination . " When the corn laws were in agitation in ...
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Sir Joshua Reynolds was in company with them one day , when Goldsmith said , that he thought he could write a good fable , mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition requires , and observed , that in most fables the animals ...
Sir Joshua Reynolds was in company with them one day , when Goldsmith said , that he thought he could write a good fable , mentioned the simplicity which that kind of composition requires , and observed , that in most fables the animals ...
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DEDICATION TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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