The Rambler, by S. Johnson, Volume 21822 |
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... learning than any former century , or who does not wish , that he had been reserved in the insensibility of nonex- istence to some happier hour , when literary merit shall no longer be despised , and the gifts and ca- resses of mankind ...
... learning than any former century , or who does not wish , that he had been reserved in the insensibility of nonex- istence to some happier hour , when literary merit shall no longer be despised , and the gifts and ca- resses of mankind ...
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... learning beyond the mountains ; and the French seem generally persuaded , that there are no wits or reasoners equal to their own . I can scarcely con- ceive that if Scaliger had not considered himself as allied 112 93 . RAMBLER . Too ...
... learning beyond the mountains ; and the French seem generally persuaded , that there are no wits or reasoners equal to their own . I can scarcely con- ceive that if Scaliger had not considered himself as allied 112 93 . RAMBLER . Too ...
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... learning to contempt and ridicule as their ignorance of things which are known to all but themselves . Those who have been taught to consider the institutions of the schools as giving the last perfection to human abilities are surprised ...
... learning to contempt and ridicule as their ignorance of things which are known to all but themselves . Those who have been taught to consider the institutions of the schools as giving the last perfection to human abilities are surprised ...
Contents
Peevishness equally wretched and offensivethe Character of Tetrica | 74 |
The World never known but by a Change of Fortune the History of Melissa | 75 |
The Arts by which bad Men are reconciled to them selves | 76 |
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