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... misery and sin were produced together . The depravation of human will was followed by a disorder of the harmony of nature ; and by that Providence which often places antidotes in the neigh- bourhood of poisons , vice was checked by misery ...
... misery and sin were produced together . The depravation of human will was followed by a disorder of the harmony of nature ; and by that Providence which often places antidotes in the neigh- bourhood of poisons , vice was checked by misery ...
Page 81
... misery . " " “ Thus life is languished away in the gloom of anxiety , and consumed in collecting resolutions which the next morning dissipates . " 3 " Our state may indeed be more or less embittered , as our duration may be more or less ...
... misery . " " “ Thus life is languished away in the gloom of anxiety , and consumed in collecting resolutions which the next morning dissipates . " 3 " Our state may indeed be more or less embittered , as our duration may be more or less ...
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... misery , but happiness only comparative ; we may incur as much pain as we can possibly endure , though we can never obtain as much happiness as we might possibly enjoy . ' 66 99 2 There is , indeed , no topick on which it is more ...
... misery , but happiness only comparative ; we may incur as much pain as we can possibly endure , though we can never obtain as much happiness as we might possibly enjoy . ' 66 99 2 There is , indeed , no topick on which it is more ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JOHNSONS STYLE AND MANNERISMS | 24 |
JOHNSON ON PASTORAL | 60 |
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