The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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... labour which consisted in emendation and improvement of the productions of other contributors , like that employed ... labours shall be crown'd with large success ; The Muse's aid thy Magazine shall bless . No page more grateful to th ...
... labour which consisted in emendation and improvement of the productions of other contributors , like that employed ... labours shall be crown'd with large success ; The Muse's aid thy Magazine shall bless . No page more grateful to th ...
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... labour . Some of them , however , he observed , were too gross for imitation . The profits of a single poem , however excellent , appear to have been very small in the last reign , compared with what a publication of the same size has ...
... labour . Some of them , however , he observed , were too gross for imitation . The profits of a single poem , however excellent , appear to have been very small in the last reign , compared with what a publication of the same size has ...
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... labour is ineffectual , and without whose grace all wisdom is folly ; grant , I beseech Thee , that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be withheld from me , but that I may promote thy glory , and the salvation of myself and ...
... labour is ineffectual , and without whose grace all wisdom is folly ; grant , I beseech Thee , that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be withheld from me , but that I may promote thy glory , and the salvation of myself and ...
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