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" He that can only be useful in great occasions may die without exerting his abilities, and stand a helpless spectator of a thousand vexations which fret away happiness, and which nothing is required to remove but a. little dexterity of conduct and readiness... "
The Rambler, by S. Johnson - Page 210
1806
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...reciprocation of benefits or interchange of pleasures ; but inch benefits only can be bestowed, as others are capable of receiving , and such pleasures only imparted...
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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...to begained only by study, and study to be prosecuted' only iu retirement. Rambler, vol. i, p. 37. No degree of knowledge, attainable by man> is able...hourly assistance, Or to extinguish the desire of fond en-- dearments and tender officiousness ; and, therefore, no one should think it unnecessary to learn...
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The Speaker; Or Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pages
...and which nothing is required toremove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...officiousness ; and therefore no one should think it-unnecessary to learn those arts by which friendship may be gained. Kindness is preserved by a constant...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 412 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...extinguish the desire of fond endearments, and tender omciousness ; and therefore, no one should think it unnecessary to learn those arts by which friendship...
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Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. " No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...hourly assistance, or to extinguish the desire of fond endear- . ments and tender officiousness; and therefore, no one should think it unnecessary to learn...
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The New Universal Letter Writer, Or, Complete Art of Polite Correspondence ...

1818 - 254 pages
...attainable by man, is able to set him above (lie want of hourly assistance, or to extinguish the ilasire of fond endearments, and tender officiousness ; and...no one should think it unnecessary to learn those art* by which friendship may be gained. - Kindness is preserved by a constant reciprocation of benefits,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 462 pages
...which nothing is required to re* move but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...extinguish the desire of fond endearments, and tender omciousness ; and therefore, no one should think it unnecessary to learn those arts by which friendship...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 490 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to....endearments, and tender officiousness; and therefore, 110 one should think it unnecessary to learn those arts by which friendship may he gained. Kindness...
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The British Essayists: Rambler

James Ferguson - 1823 - 384 pages
...want of hourly assistance, or to extinguish the desire of fond endearments and tender officiousuess; and, therefore, no one should think it unnecessary...preserved by a constant reciprocation of benefits or interH ii 2 By this descent from the pinnacles of art no honour will be lost; for the condescensions...
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The Rambler: In Three Volumes ...

Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 458 pages
...which nothing is required to remove but a little dexterity of conduct and readiness of expedients. No degree of knowledge attainable by man is able to...assistance, or to extinguish the desire of fond endearments, aud tender officiousness; and therefore, no one should think it unnecessary to learn those arts by...
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