The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 - Authors, English |
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Page 112
... observed were too gross for imitation . The profits of a single poem , however excellent , appear to have been very small in the last reign , compared with what a publication of the same size has since been known to yield . I have ...
... observed were too gross for imitation . The profits of a single poem , however excellent , appear to have been very small in the last reign , compared with what a publication of the same size has since been known to yield . I have ...
Page 391
... observed , delighted in change and novelty , and even in religion itself , courted new appearances and modifications ... observed , at last , wishes for retreat : he sees his expectations frustrated in the world , and begins to wean ...
... observed , delighted in change and novelty , and even in religion itself , courted new appearances and modifications ... observed , at last , wishes for retreat : he sees his expectations frustrated in the world , and begins to wean ...
Page 396
... observed , were pretty much the same in all countries ; the condition of the lower orders , the poor especially , was the true mark of national discrimination . ' " When the corn - laws were in agitation in Ireland , by which that ...
... observed , were pretty much the same in all countries ; the condition of the lower orders , the poor especially , was the true mark of national discrimination . ' " When the corn - laws were in agitation in Ireland , by which that ...
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