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Dr . Johnson , in his excellent preface to his quarto dictionary , very justly
observes , “ that he that is searching for raw and remote things , will neglect those
that are obvious and familiar . ” - And , again , “ Thus it happens , that , in things
difficult ...
Dr . Johnson , in his excellent preface to his quarto dictionary , very justly
observes , “ that he that is searching for raw and remote things , will neglect those
that are obvious and familiar . ” - And , again , “ Thus it happens , that , in things
difficult ...
Page 227
... diffidence of a female who had noand most valued when found , thing to expect
as a right , but should appear so immeasurably every thing to hope from
indulvain of what is in itself a misfor - gence . This interest once excittune and a
defect ...
... diffidence of a female who had noand most valued when found , thing to expect
as a right , but should appear so immeasurably every thing to hope from
indulvain of what is in itself a misfor - gence . This interest once excittune and a
defect ...
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Many things which a long and constant acquaintance has so familiarized to our
own view , that we disregard , and almost ... Suffice it therefore to say , every thing
he saw was new to him , every thing was splendid , and , for a short time , every ...
Many things which a long and constant acquaintance has so familiarized to our
own view , that we disregard , and almost ... Suffice it therefore to say , every thing
he saw was new to him , every thing was splendid , and , for a short time , every ...
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Incidents illustrated 14 DRAMATIC | 17 |
Characters No I A Sailor 22 Modern Writers and Modern Taste 47 | 23 |
Doveridge or the Monster 27 To Mrs Herbert Croft 52 | 33 |
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