Lives of Dryden and PopeClarendon Press, 1885 - 326 Seiten |
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... wrote Lord Bacon ; ' Pray Sir , do you read books through ? ' said Johnson ; —and a com- parison of the two sayings is instructive . But he who would travel express along the road to knowledge must pay the express fare ; and Johnson ...
... wrote Lord Bacon ; ' Pray Sir , do you read books through ? ' said Johnson ; —and a com- parison of the two sayings is instructive . But he who would travel express along the road to knowledge must pay the express fare ; and Johnson ...
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... wrote— ' Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes , And pause awhile from learning , to be wise ; There mark what ills the scholar's life assail , Toil , envy , want , the garret , and the jail 1 . ' Leaving Oxford , Johnson found ...
... wrote— ' Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes , And pause awhile from learning , to be wise ; There mark what ills the scholar's life assail , Toil , envy , want , the garret , and the jail 1 . ' Leaving Oxford , Johnson found ...
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... wrote in my usual way , dilatorily and hastily , unwilling to work , and working with vigour and haste . ' 6 For this translation he received five guineas . Such work for such pay could not support him , and we soon find him making the ...
... wrote in my usual way , dilatorily and hastily , unwilling to work , and working with vigour and haste . ' 6 For this translation he received five guineas . Such work for such pay could not support him , and we soon find him making the ...
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... wrote for this magazine , under the title ' The Senate of Lilliput , ' speeches which appeared to be actual reports . The substance was brought to him by persons who had attended the debates , and he composed the speeches for both sides ...
... wrote for this magazine , under the title ' The Senate of Lilliput , ' speeches which appeared to be actual reports . The substance was brought to him by persons who had attended the debates , and he composed the speeches for both sides ...
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... wrote , in solemn remembrance of his wife , some words which have been preserved , and which , dated on the thirtieth anniversary of her loss , show that his affection for b her had never abated by length of separation and the ...
... wrote , in solemn remembrance of his wife , some words which have been preserved , and which , dated on the thirtieth anniversary of her loss , show that his affection for b her had never abated by length of separation and the ...
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