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... moft ; few pry behind the scene . None dares with impious steel the grove to rend , Left on himself the deftin'd ftroke defcend . Polish'd with endless toil , my lays At length aspire to Mantuan praise . 169 No blood from bitten nails ...
... moft ; few pry behind the scene . None dares with impious steel the grove to rend , Left on himself the deftin'd ftroke defcend . Polish'd with endless toil , my lays At length aspire to Mantuan praise . 169 No blood from bitten nails ...
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... moft " ufeful as moft illuftrious . " If this rule be obferved with regard to works of genius , fcarcely any fpecies of compofition deferves more to be cultivated than the epiftolary ftile , fince none is of more various or frequent ufe ...
... moft " ufeful as moft illuftrious . " If this rule be obferved with regard to works of genius , fcarcely any fpecies of compofition deferves more to be cultivated than the epiftolary ftile , fince none is of more various or frequent ufe ...
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... moft zealous adherence to truth are forced to admit that she owes part of her charms to her ornaments , and lofes much of her power over the foul , when she appears difgraced by a drefs uncouth or illadjusted . WE are all offended by ...
... moft zealous adherence to truth are forced to admit that she owes part of her charms to her ornaments , and lofes much of her power over the foul , when she appears difgraced by a drefs uncouth or illadjusted . WE are all offended by ...
Contents
NUMB Page 137 The neceffity of literary courage I | 9 |
A critical examination of Samfon Agonifies | 18 |
The criticiſm continued | 28 |
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| Title | The Rambler. ... English short title catalogue Eighteenth Century collection The Eighteenth Century The Rambler, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1752 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2006 |
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