The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius, Volumen1 |
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There never, indeed, was a human being of whom more may be known by those
who have had no opportunity of personal acquaintance, and perhaps never a
man whose failings, after having been exposed by imprudence or exaggerated
by ...
There never, indeed, was a human being of whom more may be known by those
who have had no opportunity of personal acquaintance, and perhaps never a
man whose failings, after having been exposed by imprudence or exaggerated
by ...
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As a precursor to prepare the way, and to awaken the public attention, The Vanity
of Human Wishes, a Poem in Imitation of the Tenth. Satire of Juvenal, by the
Author of London, was published in the same month. In the Gentleman's
Magazine, ...
As a precursor to prepare the way, and to awaken the public attention, The Vanity
of Human Wishes, a Poem in Imitation of the Tenth. Satire of Juvenal, by the
Author of London, was published in the same month. In the Gentleman's
Magazine, ...
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a view of human life, displayed, it must be owned, in gloomy colours. The author's
natural melancholy, depressed, at the time, by the approaching dissolution of his
mother, darkened the picture. A tale, that should keep curiosity awake by the ...
a view of human life, displayed, it must be owned, in gloomy colours. The author's
natural melancholy, depressed, at the time, by the approaching dissolution of his
mother, darkened the picture. A tale, that should keep curiosity awake by the ...
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Organized as the human race is, individuals have different inlets of perception,
different powers of mind, and different sensations of pleasure and pain. All
spread their charms, but charm not all alike, On different senses different objects
strike: ...
Organized as the human race is, individuals have different inlets of perception,
different powers of mind, and different sensations of pleasure and pain. All
spread their charms, but charm not all alike, On different senses different objects
strike: ...
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THE VANITY OF H U M A N WISH ES, 1N IMITATION of THE TENTH SATHRE OF
JUVENAL. LET * Observation, with extensive view, Survey mankind from China
to Peru; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes
...
THE VANITY OF H U M A N WISH ES, 1N IMITATION of THE TENTH SATHRE OF
JUVENAL. LET * Observation, with extensive view, Survey mankind from China
to Peru; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes
...
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