The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, Volum 8William Durell, 1811 |
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Pàgina 7
... better founded . It is related , by steady and uncontroverted tradition , that the PARADISE LOST was at first a TRAGEDY , and therefore , amongst tragedies , the first hint is properly to be sought . In a manuscript , published from MIL ...
... better founded . It is related , by steady and uncontroverted tradition , that the PARADISE LOST was at first a TRAGEDY , and therefore , amongst tragedies , the first hint is properly to be sought . In a manuscript , published from MIL ...
Pàgina 24
... better poet . On this occasion , it was natural not to be pleased , and my resentment , seeking to discharge itself somewhere , was unhappily directed against Milton . I resolved to attack his fame , and found some passages in cursory ...
... better poet . On this occasion , it was natural not to be pleased , and my resentment , seeking to discharge itself somewhere , was unhappily directed against Milton . I resolved to attack his fame , and found some passages in cursory ...
Pàgina 25
... better conduct , and more useful undertakings , that patronage which I have obtained from the most illustrious and venerable names by misrepresentation and delusion , and to appear hereafter in such a character as shall give you no ...
... better conduct , and more useful undertakings , that patronage which I have obtained from the most illustrious and venerable names by misrepresentation and delusion , and to appear hereafter in such a character as shall give you no ...
Pàgina 37
... better fortune from himself . In this at- tempt , as in others , many fail , and many succeed . Those that fail will feel their misery more acutely ; but , since poverty is now confessed to be such a calamity as can- not be borne ...
... better fortune from himself . In this at- tempt , as in others , many fail , and many succeed . Those that fail will feel their misery more acutely ; but , since poverty is now confessed to be such a calamity as can- not be borne ...
Pàgina 38
... better adapted to delight the fancy than convince the reason . " Thus , the universe resembles a large and well- regulated family , in which all the officers and servants , and even the domestic animals , are subservient to each other ...
... better adapted to delight the fancy than convince the reason . " Thus , the universe resembles a large and well- regulated family , in which all the officers and servants , and even the domestic animals , are subservient to each other ...
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