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... give the world any more of his Juvenal imitations . ' He said he probably should give more , for he had them all in his head.'23 Unfortunately , he never bothered to write them down . When , in the early 1750s , Johnson actually ...
... give the world any more of his Juvenal imitations . ' He said he probably should give more , for he had them all in his head.'23 Unfortunately , he never bothered to write them down . When , in the early 1750s , Johnson actually ...
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... give him : on which I set out to & read Thomas a Kempis in Low Dutch , which I accomplished , and thence I judged that my mind was not impaired , Low Dutch having no affinity with any of the languages I knew.'25 Again , when on 19 June ...
... give him : on which I set out to & read Thomas a Kempis in Low Dutch , which I accomplished , and thence I judged that my mind was not impaired , Low Dutch having no affinity with any of the languages I knew.'25 Again , when on 19 June ...
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... gives prominence to the idea of literature and scholarship . Essays on apparently general themes often turn to ... give this part of his composite structure a more documentary quality , this description is in great part con- veyed ...
... gives prominence to the idea of literature and scholarship . Essays on apparently general themes often turn to ... give this part of his composite structure a more documentary quality , this description is in great part con- veyed ...
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surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 42 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
Copyright | |
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