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" been afraid to marry, and perhaps married one whom he would have been ashamed to praise. Many qualities contribute to domestic happiness, upon which poetry has no colours to bestow ; and many airs and sallies may delight imagination, which he who flatters... "
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ... - Page 160
by Samuel Johnson - 1810
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...thing told of her, but that me brought him many children. He doubtlefs praifed many whom he would have been afraid to marry ; and perhaps married one whom he would have been aihamed to praife. Many qualities contribute to domeftick happinefs, upon which poetry has no colours...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 336 pages
...told of her, but that fhe brought him many children. He doubtlefs p mi fed many whom he would have been afraid to marry ; and perhaps married one whom he would have been aihamed to praife. Many qualities contribute to domeflick happinefs, upon which poetry has no colours...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 2

English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...contribute to domeftick happinefs, upon which poetry has no colours to beflow ; and many airs and fallies may delight imagination, which he who flatters them never can approve. There are charms made only for diftant admiration. No fpeftacle is nobler than* blaze. Of this wife, his...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...told of her, but that the brought him many children. He doubtlefs ¿raifed many whom he would have been afraid to marry; and perhaps married one whom he would have been athamed to praife. Many qualities ? contribute to domeftick happinefs, upon which poetry has no colours...
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Dr. Johnson's Table Talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1798 - 464 pages
...improved life will be miferably difturbed." Waller : " He doubtlefs praifed many whont he would have been afraid to marry ; and, perhaps, married one whom he would have been afhamed to praife. Many qualities contribute to dqmeftic happinefs, upon which poetry has no colours...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...thing told of her, but that she brought him many children. He doubtless praised some whom he would have been afraid to marry; and perhaps married one whom...no colours to bestow; and many airs and sallies may dehght imagination, which he who flatters them never can approve. Ttv<y;« are charms made only for...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...brought him many children. He doubtless praised some whom he would have been atraid to marry; and peihaps married one whom he would have been ashamed to praise....which he who flatters them never can approve. There are are charms made only for distant admiration. No spectacle is nobler thaa a blaze. Of this wife,...
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Dr. Johnson's table-talk: aphorisms [&c.] selected and arranged ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 228 pages
...heremoved, and the fair and comfortable order of improved life will be miserably disturbed." would have been afraid to marry; and, perhaps, married one whom...imagination, which he who flatters them never can approve." " Supposing (said he) a wife to be of a studious or argumentative turn, it would be very troublesome;...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 208

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1908 - 636 pages
...subsequent marriage with a less brilliant mistress : ' He doubtless praised some whom he would have been afraid to marry, and perhaps married one whom...been ashamed to praise. Many qualities contribute to domestichappiness upon which poetry has no colours to bestow; and many airs and sallies may delight...
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Letters Supposed to Have Passed Between M. de St. Evremond and Mr. Waller

John Langhorne - 1809 - 236 pages
...vision from the pillow of the lover. " Many qualifies," says Dr. Johnson, " contribute to domes-, tick happiness, upon which poetry has no colours to bestow ; and many airs and sallies may delight imagination,which he who flatters them can never approve. There are charms made only for distant admiration....
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