The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Volume 5T. Longman, 1796 - 443 pages |
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... beauty . 376 131 Defire of gain the general paffion . 383 132 The difficulty of educating a young nobleman . 388 133 The miseries of a beauty defaced . 394 134 Idleness an anxious and miferable state . 400 135 The folly of annual ...
... beauty . 376 131 Defire of gain the general paffion . 383 132 The difficulty of educating a young nobleman . 388 133 The miseries of a beauty defaced . 394 134 Idleness an anxious and miferable state . 400 135 The folly of annual ...
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... beauty first fubdued me , and whofe wit confirmed her conqueft , but whofe beauty now serves no other purpose than to entitle her to tyranny , and whose wit is only used to justify per- verfeness . Surely nothing can be more ...
... beauty first fubdued me , and whofe wit confirmed her conqueft , but whofe beauty now serves no other purpose than to entitle her to tyranny , and whose wit is only used to justify per- verfeness . Surely nothing can be more ...
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... beauty , with health that might give me reason to hope their continuance ; when I examined my mind , I found fome ftrength of judgment , and fertility of fancy ; and and was told that every action was grace , and N ° 75 . 25 THE RAMBLER .
... beauty , with health that might give me reason to hope their continuance ; when I examined my mind , I found fome ftrength of judgment , and fertility of fancy ; and and was told that every action was grace , and N ° 75 . 25 THE RAMBLER .
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... more of my wit and beauty , than of my fortune , it did not fuddenly enter my imagination , that Melissa could fink beneath her established established rank , while her form and her mind con- 26 N ° 75 . THE RAMBLER .
... more of my wit and beauty , than of my fortune , it did not fuddenly enter my imagination , that Melissa could fink beneath her established established rank , while her form and her mind con- 26 N ° 75 . THE RAMBLER .
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... beauty , though every rival steals away his heart . There are , however , great numbers who have little recourse to the refinements of fpeculation , but who yet live at peace with themfelves , by means which require less understanding ...
... beauty , though every rival steals away his heart . There are , however , great numbers who have little recourse to the refinements of fpeculation , but who yet live at peace with themfelves , by means which require less understanding ...
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accuſtomed affiftance againſt amuſements beauty becauſe buſineſs cauſe cenfure confefs confidered converfation curiofity defire delight diſcover eafily eaſe endeavoured equally eſcape eſtabliſhed fame faſhion fatisfaction favour fcarcely fecurity feem feldom felves fenfe fentiments fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fingle firft firſt folly fome fometimes foon fortune fpecies ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority furely fyllables happineſs herſelf himſelf hope houſe imagination inclined increaſe intereft kindneſs knowledge labour ladies laft laſt learning leaſt lefs loft mankind meaſure ment mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs never NUMB numbers obferved occafion oppofition ourſelves paffage paffed paffions paſs pleafing pleaſe pleaſure praiſe prefent preferve publick puniſhment purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reaſon reft ſcarcely ſeems ſhe ſmall ſome ſtate ſtudy tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion truth underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit virtue whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh