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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ... - Page 119
by Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 394 pages
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The Poetical Works ...: With the Life of the Author

Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 pages
...suspicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose peaceful day benevolence endears,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 328 pages
...prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And ghdes in modest innocence away ; Whose peaceful day Benevolence...Whose night congratulating Conscience cheers ; The geu'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend : Such age there is, and who shall wish its end ? Yet ev'n on...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
...suspicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose peaceful day Benevolence endears,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 pages
...away ; Whole peaceful day Benevolence endears, Whofe night congratulating Confcience cheers; 8 " T»» The gen'ral fav'rite as the gen'ral friend ; Such age there is, and who fhall wifh its end ? ,-Yet ev'n on this her load Misfortune flings, To prefs the weary minutes' flagging...
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Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition: Addressed to His Son, Volume 1

George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pages
...suspicious eyes, " Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. " But grant the virtues of a temp'rate prime " Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime,...Such age there is, and who would wish its end ? " Yet ev'n on this her load misfortune flings, " To press the weary minutes' flagging wings ; " New sorrow...
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Letters on Literature, Taste, and Composition, Addressed to His Son

George Gregory - 1809 - 384 pages
...suspicious eyes, ' Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. " But grant the virtues of a temp'rate prime " Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime,...age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, " And glides hi modest innocence away ; " Whose peaceful day benevolence endears, " Whose night congratulating conscience...
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Works, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...suspicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose peaceful day Benevolence endears,...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...Eless with an age exempt from scorn or ciimc ; An age that melts in unperceiv'd decay, And glides la modest innocence away ; Whose peaceful day Benevolence...Whose night congratulating Conscience cheers; The general favourite, as the general friend : Such age there is, and who could wish its end ' Year chases...
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Elegant Extracts, Volumes 1-2

Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...suspicious eyes, Unlocks his gold, and counts it till he dies. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate of fools with unperceir'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose peaceful day Benevolence endears,...
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Smart, Wilkie, P. Whitehead, Fawkes, Lovibond, Harte, Langhorne, Goldsmith ...

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...suspicious eyes, Unlocks his g <ld, and counts it till he dies. But grant, the virtues of a temp'rate prime Bless with an age exempt from scorn or crime ; An age that melts with utipcrcciv'd decay, And glides in modest innocence away ; Whose peaceful day benevolence endears,...
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