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Samuel Johnson. PRECEPT has generally been posterior to performance . The art of compofing works of genius has never ... performance is how gaiety or civility may be properly expreffed , as among the criticks principle to be investigated ...
Samuel Johnson. PRECEPT has generally been posterior to performance . The art of compofing works of genius has never ... performance is how gaiety or civility may be properly expreffed , as among the criticks principle to be investigated ...
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... performance is fo favour- ably read as that of a writer who fuppreffes . his name , and therefore refolved to remain concealed concealed till those by whom literary reputa- tion is established 232 The RAMBLER . N. 163 .
... performance is fo favour- ably read as that of a writer who fuppreffes . his name , and therefore refolved to remain concealed concealed till those by whom literary reputa- tion is established 232 The RAMBLER . N. 163 .
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... performances , we rate too frequently the performance by the man . It fometimes happens in the combina- tions of life , that important services are per- formed by inferiors ; but though their zeal and activity may be paid by pecuniary ...
... performances , we rate too frequently the performance by the man . It fometimes happens in the combina- tions of life , that important services are per- formed by inferiors ; but though their zeal and activity may be paid by pecuniary ...
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The danger of attempting wit in converfation | 24 |
An account of fquire Blufter | 32 |
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affiftance againſt antient antiquated journals bankrupcy becauſe bufy buſineſs cenfured confidered contempt converfation curiofity defign defire diftant diſcover eafily encreaſe endeavour enquiry equally eſcape expreffion eyes fafely fame favour fcarcely fcience fecure feems feen feldom felf fentiments fhall fhort fhould fince fingle firft firſt folicit fome fometimes foon forrow fortune ftand ftate ftrength ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority fupply fuppofe fupport furely genius happineſs himſelf honour hope houſe infolence inftruction infult intereft itſelf juft kindneſs labour laft laſt learning lefs loft mankind ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs never NUMB obfcurity obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffions pleafing pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe preſent profeffions publick pupillage purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reafon reaſon refolved reft Samfon ſee ſhall ſhe ſtate tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought THRASYBULUS tion underſtand uſe vifit virtue whofe whoſe writer