The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1John W. Lovell Company, 1899 - Authors, English |
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Page 329
... pleasure and virtue ; a struggle which will always be con- tinued while the present system of nature shall subsist ; nor can history or poetry exhibit more than pleasure triumphing over virtue , and virtue subjugating pleasure . " As Dr ...
... pleasure and virtue ; a struggle which will always be con- tinued while the present system of nature shall subsist ; nor can history or poetry exhibit more than pleasure triumphing over virtue , and virtue subjugating pleasure . " As Dr ...
Page 347
... pleasure to think that you have obtained the friendship of Mr. Samuel Johnson . He is one of the best moral writers which England has pro- duced . At the same time , I envy you the free and undisguised converse with such a man . May I ...
... pleasure to think that you have obtained the friendship of Mr. Samuel Johnson . He is one of the best moral writers which England has pro- duced . At the same time , I envy you the free and undisguised converse with such a man . May I ...
Page 378
... pleasure will still be increased by such a narrative of the progress of your studies , as may evince the continuance of an equal and rational application of your mind to some useful inquiry . " You will , perhaps , wish to ask , what ...
... pleasure will still be increased by such a narrative of the progress of your studies , as may evince the continuance of an equal and rational application of your mind to some useful inquiry . " You will , perhaps , wish to ask , what ...
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