The Works of Samuel Johnson: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Volume 7T. Longman, 1792 |
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... delights in obloquy and fatire , and wifhes to fee clouds gathering over any reputation that dazzles him with its brightness , will fnatch up the Idler's effays with a beating B 2 a beating heart . The Idler is naturally cenforious ; N ...
... delights in obloquy and fatire , and wifhes to fee clouds gathering over any reputation that dazzles him with its brightness , will fnatch up the Idler's effays with a beating B 2 a beating heart . The Idler is naturally cenforious ; N ...
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... delighted with the fimpli- city of ancient gratitude ; or if any thing was want- ing to full fatisfaction , the might have fupplied the deficiency with the hope of deification , and antici- pated the altars that would be raised , and ...
... delighted with the fimpli- city of ancient gratitude ; or if any thing was want- ing to full fatisfaction , the might have fupplied the deficiency with the hope of deification , and antici- pated the altars that would be raised , and ...
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... delightful to me as you did when you adopted the name of the Idler . But what a falling - off was there when your first pro- duction was brought to light ! A natural irrefiftible attachment to that favourable paffion , idling , had led ...
... delightful to me as you did when you adopted the name of the Idler . But what a falling - off was there when your first pro- duction was brought to light ! A natural irrefiftible attachment to that favourable paffion , idling , had led ...
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... delights im- perfectly enjoyed without a name . To get a name , can happen but to few . A name , even in the most commercial nation , is one of the few things which cannot be bought . It is the free gift of mankind , which must be ...
... delights im- perfectly enjoyed without a name . To get a name , can happen but to few . A name , even in the most commercial nation , is one of the few things which cannot be bought . It is the free gift of mankind , which must be ...
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... delight without enquiring whence it comes , or by what power it is bestowed . The mind is feldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain , or the dread of pain . We do not disturb ourselves with the detection of fal- lacies ...
... delight without enquiring whence it comes , or by what power it is bestowed . The mind is feldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain , or the dread of pain . We do not disturb ourselves with the detection of fal- lacies ...
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afked againſt amufement beauty becauſe bufinefs bufy buſineſs caufe cauſe cenfure confidered converfation critick cuftom curiofity defign defire delight difcovered eafily eafy endeavour enquire faid fame fatire fecure feem feen feldom felves fenfe fent feven fhall fhew fhop fhort fhould filk fince fingle firft firſt fleep fome fomething fometimes foon fpecies friends ftand ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuch fuffered fuperiority fupplied fuppofe fure happineſs himſelf hope houfe houſe idle idlenefs Idler inftruction labour lady laft laſt learned leaſt lefs loft mifery Mifs mind moft morning moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never NUMB obferved ourſelves paffed paffions pleafing pleaſed pleaſure praiſe prefent promifed publick purpoſe raiſed reafon refolved reft SATURDAY ſhall ſhe ſtate tell thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion tranflation truth underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit whofe whoſe wife wifhes writers