But when an adventurer is levelled with the rest of the world, and acts in such scenes of the universal drama, as may be the lot of any other man, young spectators fix their eyes upon him with closer attention, and hope, by observing his behaviour and... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 22by Samuel Johnson - 1806Full view - About this book
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...rest of the world, and acts in such scenes of the universal drama as may be the lot of any other man, young spectators fix their eyes upon him with closer...behaviour and success, to regulate their own practices. If the world be promiscuously described, I cannot see of what use it can be to read the account, or... | |
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