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... display of eastern magnificence ' on 6 February 1749 and ran for nine nights . It has never been revived . One contemporary critic remarked that ' to instance every moral which is inculcated in this performance would be to transcribe ...
... display of eastern magnificence ' on 6 February 1749 and ran for nine nights . It has never been revived . One contemporary critic remarked that ' to instance every moral which is inculcated in this performance would be to transcribe ...
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... Boswell is pleased to remark , approximate in profundity of thought ' and ' labour of language ' to the Rambler standard ; but others display a lighter touch and a remarkable freshness . On news- writers 14 SAMUEL JOHNSON.
... Boswell is pleased to remark , approximate in profundity of thought ' and ' labour of language ' to the Rambler standard ; but others display a lighter touch and a remarkable freshness . On news- writers 14 SAMUEL JOHNSON.
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... display the character of his old friend Sober : Sober is a man of strong desires and quick imagination , so exactly balanced by the love of ease , that they can seldom stimulate him to any difficult undertaking ; they have , however ...
... display the character of his old friend Sober : Sober is a man of strong desires and quick imagination , so exactly balanced by the love of ease , that they can seldom stimulate him to any difficult undertaking ; they have , however ...
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