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" This distinction of seasons is produced only by imagination operating on luxury. To temperance, every day is bright ; and every hour is propitious to diligence. He that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his virtues, will soon make himself... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius - Page 44
by Samuel Johnson - 1810
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American Illustrated Magazine, Volume 64

1907 - 810 pages
...He that shall resolutely excite his faculties or exert his virtues will soon make himself superior to the seasons; and may set at defiance the morning...damp, the blasts of the east and the clouds of the west." I FIND it no great hardship — said the Poet — to have Doctor Johnson against me. It is now...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson ...: Together with a Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1910 - 602 pages
...virtues, will soon make himself superiour to the seasons; and may set at defiance the morning mist ai.d the evening damp, the blasts of the east, and the clouds of the south,' ' Alas ! it is too certain, that where the frame has delicate fibres, and there is a fine sensibility,...
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Harper's Anthology: Prose

Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - 924 pages
...that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his virtues, will • soon make himself superior to the seasons; and may set at defiance the morning...blasts of the east, and the clouds of the south." without due animadversion. JOHNSON: "Do not allow your- 1773 self, sir, to be imposed upon by such...
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Harper's Anthology for College Courses in Composition and Literature: Of ...

Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - 1926 - 928 pages
...He that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his virtues, will soon make himself superior to the seasons; and may set at defiance the morning...blasts of the east, and the clouds of the south." without due animadversion. JOHNSON: "Do not allow your- 1773 self, sir, to be imposed upon by such...
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 58

Edmund Burke - 1817 - 862 pages
...temperance of Dr. Rush in like manner enabled him to keep his mind in continual employment, thereby "setting at defiance the morning mist and the evening damp — the blasts of the east, and thecloudsof the south."-)He knew not that " lethargy of indolence" that follows the inordinate gratifications...
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Early Songs of Uncle Sam

George S. Jackson, Jacks - 1993 - 340 pages
...virtues, will soon make himself superior to the seasons ; and may set at defiance the morning rnist and evening damp, the blasts of the east, and the clouds of the south.' " I make daily excursions on horseback, as well for exercise, as to enjoy the magnificent scenery which...
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Writing on Air

David Rothenberg, Wandee J. Pryor - 2003 - 340 pages
...that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his virtues, wiu soon make himself supérieur to the seasons; and may set at defiance the morning...the blasts of the east, and the clouds of the south. — Samuel Johnson He had, till very near his death, a contempt for the notion that the weather affects...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1820 - 544 pages
...that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his virtues, will soon, make himself siiperiour to the seasons; and may set at defiance the morning...blasts of the east, and the clouds of the south." Alas ! it is too certain, that where the frame has delicate fibres, and there is a fine sensibility,...
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The Phrenological Journal, and Magazine of Moral Science, Volume 5; Volume 15

1842 - 408 pages
...He that shall resolutely excite his faculties, or exert his virtues, will soon make himself superior to the seasons ; and may set at defiance the morning...blasts of the east, and the clouds of the south." That there is much truth in this concluding remark is unquestionable; but Johnson assuredly carries...
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