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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]. - Page 19
1801
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The Rambler. ...

Samuel Johnson - 1750 - 296 pages
...with incredibilities ; a book was. thus produced without fear of criticifm, without the toil of fludy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with...and accurate obfervation of the living world. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, plus oneris quantum venits minus, little indulgence, and...
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The Rambler. ...

Samuel Johnson - 1752 - 326 pages
...without the toil of ftudy, without knowledgeof nature, or acquaintance with life. THE talk of our prefect writers is very different ; it requires, together....and accurate obfervation of the living world. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, it, plus one rls quantum venia: minus, little indulgence,...
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The Rambler: In Four Volumes, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1784 - 340 pages
...without the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life. The talk of _pur prefent writers is very different ; it requires, together...and accurate obfervation of the living world.. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, plus oneris quantum venlis minus, little indulgence, and...
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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
...heat his mind with incredibilities ; a book was thus produced without fear of criticifm, with- \ out the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or...and accurate obfervation of the living world. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, plus oneris quantum f.'enite minus, little indulgence, and...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...criticifm, without the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life, The talk of our prefent writers is very different; it requires,...have, as Horace exprefles it, plus oneris quantum <uenite minus, little indulgence, and therefore more difficulty. They are engaged in portraits of which...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...and heat his mind with incredibilities ; a book was thus produced without fear of criticifm, without the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or...and accurate obfervation of the living world. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, plus cneris quantum veni<e minus, little indulgence, and...
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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
...and heat his mind with incredibilities ; a book was thus produced without fear of criticifm, without the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or...and accurate obfervation of the living world. Their performances have, as Horace expreffes it, plus oneris quantum veni<e minus, little indulgence, and...
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