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Page 70
... tell how a shepherd has lost his companion , and must now feed his flocks alone , with- out any judge of his skill in piping ; and how one god asks another god what is become of Lycidas , and how neither god can tell . " " And now let ...
... tell how a shepherd has lost his companion , and must now feed his flocks alone , with- out any judge of his skill in piping ; and how one god asks another god what is become of Lycidas , and how neither god can tell . " " And now let ...
Page 107
... tell lies for the advantage of his country ; a news - writer is a man without virtue , who writes lies at home for his own profit . To these compositions is required neither genius nor knowledge , neither industry nor sprightliness ...
... tell lies for the advantage of his country ; a news - writer is a man without virtue , who writes lies at home for his own profit . To these compositions is required neither genius nor knowledge , neither industry nor sprightliness ...
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... tell him that the flame had caught so many houses on both sides , that the inhabitants were confounded , and began to think of rather escaping with their lives than saving their dwellings . What you tell me , says Gelidus , is very ...
... tell him that the flame had caught so many houses on both sides , that the inhabitants were confounded , and began to think of rather escaping with their lives than saving their dwellings . What you tell me , says Gelidus , is very ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JOHNSONS STYLE AND MANNERISMS | 24 |
JOHNSON ON PASTORAL | 60 |
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