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Richardson and Fielding: The Dynamics of a Critical Rivalry - Page 71
by Allen Michie - 1999 - 264 pages
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The midwife: or, The old woman's magazine, Volume 1

Midwife - 1750 - 302 pages
...clades. In Patriam Populumque fiuxit. HoR. THE Reader is indebted for this Day's Entertainment, to an Author from whom the Age has received greater Favours,...enlarged the Knowledge of human Nature, and taught the Paflions to move at the Command of Virtue. To the RAMBLER. XTT7HEN the SPECTATOR was firft publifhi...
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 4

1751 - 224 pages
...derivala clades, In fatriam fipulumqus fiuxit. HOR. THE reader is indebted for this day's entertainment to an author from whom the age has received greater favours...enlarged the knowledge of human nature, and taught the paflions to move at (he command of virtue. To the RAMBLER. WHen the SPECTATOR was full publimcd in...
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The Rambler. ...

Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pages
...Rcme and o'er the nations fpread. FRANCIS. TH E reader is indebted for this day's entertainment to an author from whom the age has received greater favours,...enlarged the knowledge of human nature, and taught the paflions to move at the command of virtue. To the RAMBLER. SIR, WHEN the SPECTATOR was firft publifhed...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 1

1785 - 596 pages
...»ОМЕ AND О'Ж» ТНК NATIONS S.PÍEAD. THE reader is indebted for this day's entertainment to an author from whom the age has received greater favours,...enlarged the knowledge of human nature, and taught the paffions to move at the command of virtue. TO THE RAMBLER. SIR, the Speaator was firft publimed in...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 472 pages
...O'er Rent and o'er the nations fpread. FtAXCi*. THE reader is indebted for this day's entertainment to an author from whom the age has received greater favours,...enlarged the knowledge of human nature, and taught the paXTiODS to move at the command of virtue. SIR, To the RAMBLER. the SPECTATOR was firft publifhed In...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 738 pages
...Rome and o'er the nations fpread. Fn AN cis. TH E reader is indebted for this day's entertainment to an author from whom the age has received greater favours,...enlarged the knowledge of human nature, and taught the paffions to move at the command of virtue. SIR, To the RAMBLER. VX7HEN the SPECTATOR was firft publifhed...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 13

English literature - 1751 - 668 pages
...cuides, In patriam pop« ¡unique Jluxit. Hor. THE reader is indebted for this day's entertainment to an author from whom the age has received greater favours...enlarged the knowledge of human nature, and taught the paffions to move at the command of virtue. Mr RAMBLER, TIT Hen the SPECTATOR was firft pu^ ' blifhed...
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...Talbot'; No. 97, by Mr. Samuel Richardson, whom he describes in an introductory note as 'An author who has enlarged the knowledge of human nature, and taught the passions to move at 1 In the original MS. ' in this my undertaking,' and below, ' the salvation both of myself and others.'...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...Talbot'; No. 97, by Mr. Samuel Richardson, whom he describes in an introductory note as 'An author who has enlarged the knowledge of human nature, and taught the passions to move at 1 In the original MS. ' in this my undertaking,' and below, ' the salvation both of myself and others.'...
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The British Essayists: The Rambler

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 392 pages
...Grandison. Dr. JOHNSON introduces it to his readers with an elegant compliment, as the production " of an author from whom the age has received greater favours,...taught the passions to move at the command of virtue." Greater favours the age had undoubtedly received from RICHARDSON, for this paper is of very inferior...
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