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I was drawn forward with the prospect of employment , which , though not
splendid , would be useful ; and which ... and that the eloquence which they
promoted would be employed * Lord Orrery , in a letter to Dr . Birch , mentions
this as one of ...
I was drawn forward with the prospect of employment , which , though not
splendid , would be useful ; and which ... and that the eloquence which they
promoted would be employed * Lord Orrery , in a letter to Dr . Birch , mentions
this as one of ...
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... into words of general use , words employed chiefly in poetry , words obsolete ,
words which are admitted only by particular writers , yet not in themselves
improper ; words used only in burlesque writing ; and words impure and
barbarous .
... into words of general use , words employed chiefly in poetry , words obsolete ,
words which are admitted only by particular writers , yet not in themselves
improper ; words used only in burlesque writing ; and words impure and
barbarous .
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... negative recompence has been yet granted to very few . I have ,
notwithstanding this discouragement , attempted a Dictionary of the English
language , votion which , while it was employed in the cultivation Preface to the
English Dictionary.
... negative recompence has been yet granted to very few . I have ,
notwithstanding this discouragement , attempted a Dictionary of the English
language , votion which , while it was employed in the cultivation Preface to the
English Dictionary.
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votion which , while it was employed in the cultivation of every species of
literature , has itself been hitherto neglected ; suffered to spread , under the
direction of chance , into wild exuberance ; resigned to the tyranny of time and
fashion ; and ...
votion which , while it was employed in the cultivation of every species of
literature , has itself been hitherto neglected ; suffered to spread , under the
direction of chance , into wild exuberance ; resigned to the tyranny of time and
fashion ; and ...
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I have attempted few alterations , and among those few , perhaps the greater part
is from the modern to the ancient practice ; and I hope I may be allowed to
recommend to those , whose thoughts have been perhaps employed too
anxiously on ...
I have attempted few alterations , and among those few , perhaps the greater part
is from the modern to the ancient practice ; and I hope I may be allowed to
recommend to those , whose thoughts have been perhaps employed too
anxiously on ...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: With an Essay on His Life and Genius Samuel Johnson Vista completa - 1810 |
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