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Harrison's British Classicks: The Idler. Fitz Osbornes Letters. Shenstones ... - Page 138
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 430 pages
...themselves. That man is surely the most wretched of the sons of wretchedness, who lives with his own faults and follies always before him, and who has none to reconcile him to himself by praise and veneration. I have long sought content, and have not found it ; I will from this...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
...themselves. That man is surely the most wretched of the sons of wretchedness, who lives with his own faults and follies always before him, and who has none to reconcile him to himself by praise and veneration. I have long sought content, and have not found it ; I will from this...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...themselves. That man is surely the most wretched of the sons of wretchedness, who lives with his own faults and follies always before him ; and who has none to reconcile him to himself by praise and veneration. I have long sought content, and have not found it; I will from this...
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 pages
...before him ; and who has none to reconcile him to himself by praise and veneration. I have long sought content, and have not found it; I will from this moment endeavour to bfl rich." 6. Full of his new resolution, he shut himself in his chamber for six months to deliberate...
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Murray's English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the ...

Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pages
...themselves That man is surely the most wretched of the sons of wretch edness, who lives with his own faults and follies always before him; and who has none to reconcile him to himself by praise and veneration/ I have long sought content, and have not found it; I will from thismoment...
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The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1822 - 312 pages
...themselves. That man is surely the most wretched of the sons of wretche»iness;who lives with his ownfaults and follies always before him ; and who has, none to reconcile him to himself by praise and veneration. I have long sought content,and have not found it -• I will from...
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The British Essayists: With Prefaces Biographical, Historical ..., Volumes 33-34

Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 690 pages
...always before him, who has none to reconcile him to himself by praise and veneration. I have long sought content, and have not found it ; I will from this moment endeavour to be rich.' Full of his new resolution, he shuts himself in his chamber for six months, to deliberate how he should grow rich :...
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Idler

Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 378 pages
...always before him, who has none to reconcile him to himself by praise and veneration. I have long sought content, and have not found it; I will from this moment endeavour to be rich.' Full of his hew resolution, he shuts himself in his chamber for six months, to deliberate how he should grow rich...
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The cabinet; or The selected beauties of literature [ed. by J ..., Volume 1

Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...continually before him, who has none to reconcile him to himself by praise and veneration. I have long sought content, and have not found it : I will from this moment endeavour to be rich." Full of his new resolution, he shut himself in his chamber for six months, to deliberate how he should grow rich ;...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 548 pages
...before him, and who has none to reconcile him to himself by praise and veneration. I have long sought content, and have not found it ; I will from this moment endeavour to be rich. Full of this new resolution, he shut himself up in his chamber for six months, to deliberate how he should...
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