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... virtue which his writings infpire . A principle of grati- tude is awakened in every generous mind . For the ... virtues with exag- geration ; nor fhould malignity be allowed , under a fpecious disguise , to magnify mere defects , the ...
... virtue which his writings infpire . A principle of grati- tude is awakened in every generous mind . For the ... virtues with exag- geration ; nor fhould malignity be allowed , under a fpecious disguise , to magnify mere defects , the ...
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... virtue in her power . was afterwards cut for that fcrophulous hu mour , and the under part of his face was feamed and disfigured by the operation . It is fuppofed , that this disease deprived him of the fight of his left eye , and also ...
... virtue in her power . was afterwards cut for that fcrophulous hu mour , and the under part of his face was feamed and disfigured by the operation . It is fuppofed , that this disease deprived him of the fight of his left eye , and also ...
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... virtues : here are no " Hottentots without religion , polity , or ar- " ticulate language ; no Chinese perfectly ... virtue , a contest of paffion and reason ; " and that the Creator doth not appear par- " tial in his diftributions ...
... virtues : here are no " Hottentots without religion , polity , or ar- " ticulate language ; no Chinese perfectly ... virtue , a contest of paffion and reason ; " and that the Creator doth not appear par- " tial in his diftributions ...
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... Virtue strug- gling with Adverfity . Having lost the school at Appleby , Johnfon was thrown back on the metropolis . Bred to no profeffion , with- out relations , friends , or intereft , he was condemned to drudgery in the service of ...
... Virtue strug- gling with Adverfity . Having lost the school at Appleby , Johnfon was thrown back on the metropolis . Bred to no profeffion , with- out relations , friends , or intereft , he was condemned to drudgery in the service of ...
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... virtue , and confidence to truth . " The whole number of Effays amounted to two hundred and eight . Addison's , in the Spec- tator , are more in number , but not half in point of quantity : Addifon was not bound to publish on stated ...
... virtue , and confidence to truth . " The whole number of Effays amounted to two hundred and eight . Addison's , in the Spec- tator , are more in number , but not half in point of quantity : Addifon was not bound to publish on stated ...
Common terms and phrases
ABDALLA Addiſon affift Afpafia againſt ASPASIA Baffa beauty beſt bofom breaſt CALI CARAZA cauſe charms cloſe courſe death DEMETRIUS effays eſtabliſhed ev'ry eyes faid fame fate fatire fays fcorn fecret fecula fhade fhall fhews fhine fince firſt flaves fmile fome foon foul fpirit friendſhip ftill fubject fuch Garrick greatneſs Greece happineſs HASAN Heav'n himſelf hiſtory honour hope houſe IRENE Irene's Johnſon juft juftice labours laft laſt leaſt LEONTIUS Lichfield Lord MAHOMET mihi mind moſt Muft muſt MUSTAPHA nunc o'er obferved occafion paffion pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe preſent publiſhed purpoſe purſue quæ quod rage reaſon rife SAMUEL JOHNSON SATIRE OF JUVENAL ſay SCENE ſcenes ſeems ſhall ſhare ſhould Sir John Hawkins ſpread ſtate ſtill Sultan thee theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tibi tion tranflation uſe virtue vitæ whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh
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Page 75 - Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge.
Page 17 - And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of fav'rites made no change of laws, And senates heard before they judg'da cause; How wouldst thou shake at Britain's modish tribe, Dart the quick taunt, and edge the piercing gibe?
Page 18 - And smok'd in kitchens, or in auctions sold, To better features yields the frame of gold; For now no more we trace in ev'ry line Heroic worth, benevolence divine: The form distorted justifies the fall, And detestation rids th
Page 77 - The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it.
Page 77 - ... it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary. and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.
Page 77 - Is not a patron, My Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help?
Page 76 - I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before.
Page 22 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Page 76 - I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.
Page 6 - What check restrain your thirst of pow'r and gold ? Behold rebellious virtue quite o'erthrown, Behold our fame, our wealth, our lives your own. To such, a groaning nation's spoils are giv'n, When public crimes...