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... close to the door or passage . Thus I conjecture : for I have , upon innumerable occasions , observed him suddenly stop , and then seem to count his steps with a deep earnestness ; and when he had neglected or gone wrong in this sort of ...
... close to the door or passage . Thus I conjecture : for I have , upon innumerable occasions , observed him suddenly stop , and then seem to count his steps with a deep earnestness ; and when he had neglected or gone wrong in this sort of ...
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... close scrutiny . This can hardly have been Johnson's intention , but it is entirely to his credit . There is , after all , no discredit in not quite succeeding in writing a poem of jejune political prejudice . To this extent ...
... close scrutiny . This can hardly have been Johnson's intention , but it is entirely to his credit . There is , after all , no discredit in not quite succeeding in writing a poem of jejune political prejudice . To this extent ...
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... close , cutting off the prospect of life . The change is an arresting one , drawing attention to the bereaved person's sense of hopelessness . In Rasselas , the same image is used , but in the obvious way . The gates close on those to ...
... close , cutting off the prospect of life . The change is an arresting one , drawing attention to the bereaved person's sense of hopelessness . In Rasselas , the same image is used , but in the obvious way . The gates close on those to ...
Contents
surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 42 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
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