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" His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Miscellaneous pieces - Page 106
by Samuel Johnson - 1825
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The Unique: Or Biography of Many Distinguished Characters: with Fine Portraits

George Smeeton - Biography - 1830 - 282 pages
...customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers...persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued...
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Berliner allgemeine musikalische Zeitung, Volume 7

Adolf Bernhard Marx - Music - 1830 - 534 pages
...customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers;...persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued...
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The plays and poems of Shakspeare [according to the text of E ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 pages
...by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but on small numbers ; or by the accidents of transient fashions...persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued...
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Some Account of the English Stage: From the Restoration in 1660 to ..., Volume 9

John Genest - Theater - 1832 - 634 pages
...nature, the poet that holds up to his readers the faithful mirror of manners, and life — his characters are the genuine progeny of common humanity, such as...will always supply, and observation will always find ; he has no heroes, his scenes are occupied only by men, who act and speak as the reader thinks he...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ...

William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 pages
...customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies it acted. 3 Gent. One of the prettiest touches of...angled for mine eyes (caught the water, though not the passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued...
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The Unique, Or, Biography of Many Distinguished Characters: With Fine ...

George Smeeton - Biography - 1834 - 300 pages
...customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers...persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued...
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Lives of the Most Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of Great ..., Volume 2

Samuel Astley Dunham - Authors, English - 1837 - 418 pages
...customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world : by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers...persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued...
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The complete works of William Shakspeare, with notes by the most ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 pages
...customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies I E ? passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued...
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Complete Works: With Dr. Johnson's Preface, a Glossary, and an Account of ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies I am mistress of ; and would you yet I were merrier?...extraordinary pleasure. Cel. Herein, I see, thou lovest me passions and principles by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued...
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The Percy Anecdotes, Revised Edition: To which is Added, a Valuable ...

Anecdotes - 1852 - 670 pages
...peculiarities of étudies, or professions, which can operate but opon small numbers, or by the accident« of tran-sient fashions or temporary opinions; they...persons act and speak by the influence of those general passions and prin-ciples by which all minds are agitated, and the whole system of life is continued...
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