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... remarked that ' to instance every moral which is inculcated in this performance would be to transcribe the whole ' . From Johnson's point of view , the heart of the matter is Irene's failure to resist the appeals of Mahomet and to hold ...
... remarked that ' to instance every moral which is inculcated in this performance would be to transcribe the whole ' . From Johnson's point of view , the heart of the matter is Irene's failure to resist the appeals of Mahomet and to hold ...
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... remarked that while Johnson had been neglected and depreciated in the nineteenth century he would probably be respected in the twentieth . This fore- cast has been precisely fulfilled and the latest editor of 24 SAMUEL JOHNSON.
... remarked that while Johnson had been neglected and depreciated in the nineteenth century he would probably be respected in the twentieth . This fore- cast has been precisely fulfilled and the latest editor of 24 SAMUEL JOHNSON.
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... best known , perhaps , is Oliver Edwards , who remarked , ' You are a philosopher , Dr. Johnson . I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher ; 6 " but I don't know how , cheerfulness was always breaking 34 SAMUEL JOHNSON.
... best known , perhaps , is Oliver Edwards , who remarked , ' You are a philosopher , Dr. Johnson . I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher ; 6 " but I don't know how , cheerfulness was always breaking 34 SAMUEL JOHNSON.
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