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The Rambler. ... - Page 28
by Samuel Johnson - 1752
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 1

1785 - 596 pages
...with lifs. The raft of our prell-nt writers is very different; it requires, together with that Teaming which is to be gained from books, that experience which can never he attained by folitary diligence, hut muft arifefrom general ¿onverle :md acetirate ehßrrvation...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life. The tafk of our prefent writers is very different; it requires, together with...world. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, plus oneris quantum f.'enite minus, little indulgence, and therefore more difficulty. They are engaged...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life, The talk of our prefent writers is very different; it requires, together with...and accurate obfervation of the living world. Their performance? have, as Horace exprefles it, plus oneris quantum <uenite minus, little indulgence, and...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life. The tafk of our prefent writers is very different ; it requires, together...world. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, plus cneris quantum veni<e minus, little indulgence, and therefore more difficulty. They are engaged...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...The talk of our prefent writers is very different ; it requires, together with that learning whic!i is to be gained from books, that experience which can never be attained by folitary diligence, but mult arife from gvr.cral convcrfe and accurate observation, of the living world. Their performances...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts ..., Volume 13, Part 1

Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 pages
...heart muft fed to he unnatural. It is well obferved by Johnfon, that the ta(k of the novel writer " requires, together with that learning which is to...which can never be attained by folitary diligence, but ir.uil arife from general convene and accurate obferration of the living world. Their performances...
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Rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life. The tafk of our prefent writers is very different ; it requires, together...the living world. Their performances have, as Horace expreffes it, plus oneris quantum veni<e minus, little indulgence, and therefore more difficulty. They...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life. The taflc of our prefent writers is very diflerent; it requires, together with that learning which is...world. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, plus oneris quantum <veni<e minus, little indulgence, and therefore more difficulty. They are engaged...
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 1

1801 - 342 pages
...the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life. The tafk of our prefent writers is very different ; it requires, together...and accurate obfervation^ of the living world. Their performance* have, as Horace exprefles it, plus oneris quantum veniit minus, little indulgence, and...
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Select British Classics, Volume 5

1803 - 322 pages
...acquaintance with life. The task of our present writers is very different : it requires, together wkh that learning which is to be gained from books, that experience which can never be attained by solitary diligence, but must arise from general converse and accurate observation of the living world....
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