Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1960 - 1491 páginas |
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... occasion , none is more obscure in itself , or more worthy of rational curiosity , than a retrospection of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick gradually rising , perhaps , from ...
... occasion , none is more obscure in itself , or more worthy of rational curiosity , than a retrospection of the progress of this mighty genius in the construction of his work ; a view of the fabrick gradually rising , perhaps , from ...
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... occasion for abuse . ' JOHNSON . ' Nay , Sir , they had more law long ago than they have now . As to precedents , to be sure they will increase in course of time ; but the more precedents there are , the less occasion is there for law ...
... occasion for abuse . ' JOHNSON . ' Nay , Sir , they had more law long ago than they have now . As to precedents , to be sure they will increase in course of time ; but the more precedents there are , the less occasion is there for law ...
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... occasion to controvert Horace's maxim , mediocribus esse poetis Non Di , non homines , non concessere columnæ.'2 For here , ( I observed , ) was a very middle - rate poet , who pleased many readers , and therefore poetry of a middle ...
... occasion to controvert Horace's maxim , mediocribus esse poetis Non Di , non homines , non concessere columnæ.'2 For here , ( I observed , ) was a very middle - rate poet , who pleased many readers , and therefore poetry of a middle ...
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Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds | 1 |
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