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Pagina 20
... labour ; and who is willing to think that he has been labouring in vain ? He had infused into it much knowledge and much thought ; had often polished it to elegance , often dignified it with splendour , and sometimes heightened it to ...
... labour ; and who is willing to think that he has been labouring in vain ? He had infused into it much knowledge and much thought ; had often polished it to elegance , often dignified it with splendour , and sometimes heightened it to ...
Pagina 26
... labour was " The Old Bache . lor ; " of which he says , in his defence against Col. lier , " that comedy was written , as several know , some years before it was acted . When I wrote it , I had little thoughts of the stage ; but did it ...
... labour was " The Old Bache . lor ; " of which he says , in his defence against Col. lier , " that comedy was written , as several know , some years before it was acted . When I wrote it , I had little thoughts of the stage ; but did it ...
Pagina 31
... labour in the reformation of the theatre . Of the powers by which this important victory was achieved , a quotation from " Love for Love , " and the remark upon it , may afford a specimen : 7 Sir Samps . Sampson's a very good name ; for ...
... labour in the reformation of the theatre . Of the powers by which this important victory was achieved , a quotation from " Love for Love , " and the remark upon it , may afford a specimen : 7 Sir Samps . Sampson's a very good name ; for ...
Pagina 44
... labour of revision was thrown away . From this time he turned some of his thoughts to the celebration of living characters ; and wrote a poem on the Kit - cat Club , and Advice to the Poets how to celebrate the Duke of Marlborough ; but ...
... labour of revision was thrown away . From this time he turned some of his thoughts to the celebration of living characters ; and wrote a poem on the Kit - cat Club , and Advice to the Poets how to celebrate the Duke of Marlborough ; but ...
Pagina 46
... labour discovered nothing but their own want of judgment and capa city . As Mr. Johnson penetrates to the bottom of his subject , by which means his observations are solid and natural , as well as delicate , so his design is always to ...
... labour discovered nothing but their own want of judgment and capa city . As Mr. Johnson penetrates to the bottom of his subject , by which means his observations are solid and natural , as well as delicate , so his design is always to ...
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