The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Luke Hansard, 1806 |
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... least delightful , that it was believed to produce neither fruits nor flowers ; and that , after a long and laborious cul- tivation , not even the barren laurel had been found upon it . Yet on this province , my Lord , I entered , with ...
... least delightful , that it was believed to produce neither fruits nor flowers ; and that , after a long and laborious cul- tivation , not even the barren laurel had been found upon it . Yet on this province , my Lord , I entered , with ...
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... least as can be expected in a task , which no man , however learned or faga- cious , has yet been able to perform . Some words there are which I cannot explain , be cause I do not understand them ; thefe might have been omitted very ...
... least as can be expected in a task , which no man , however learned or faga- cious , has yet been able to perform . Some words there are which I cannot explain , be cause I do not understand them ; thefe might have been omitted very ...
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... least , afford different fhades of the fame meaning : one will fhew the word applied to perfons , another to things ; one will exprefs an ill , another a good , and a third a neutral fenfe ; one will prove the expreffion genuine from an ...
... least , afford different fhades of the fame meaning : one will fhew the word applied to perfons , another to things ; one will exprefs an ill , another a good , and a third a neutral fenfe ; one will prove the expreffion genuine from an ...
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... least one advantage , that I fet limits to my work , which would in time be ended , though not completed . Defpondency has never fo far prevailed as to de- prefs me to negligence ; fome faults will at laft ap- pear to be the effects of ...
... least one advantage , that I fet limits to my work , which would in time be ended , though not completed . Defpondency has never fo far prevailed as to de- prefs me to negligence ; fome faults will at laft ap- pear to be the effects of ...
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... least , ob- fcure , nor can be explained into any fenfe worthy of the author . I fhall therefore propofe a flight alteration . -Thou found and firm - fet earth , Hear not my steps , which way they walk , for fear Thy very stones prate ...
... least , ob- fcure , nor can be explained into any fenfe worthy of the author . I fhall therefore propofe a flight alteration . -Thou found and firm - fet earth , Hear not my steps , which way they walk , for fear Thy very stones prate ...
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