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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ... - Page 90
by Samuel Johnson - 1781
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Dryden. Smith. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax. Parnell. Garth. Rowe. Addison ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pages
...fubfervient to the caufe of reafon and of truth. He has diflipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and eafinefs of manners with laxity...not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary chara&er, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of...
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prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the english poets.

samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...fubfervient to the caufe of reafon and of truth. He has diffipatedthe prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and eafinefs of manners with laxity...reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence hot to be afhamed. This is-' an elevation of literary character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame....
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Dryden. Smith. Duke. King ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...fubfervient to the caufe of reafon and of truth. He has diffipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and eafinefs of manners with laxity of principles. He has reflored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be amamed. This is an elevation ration...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pages
...fubfervient to the caufe of reafon and of truth. He has diffipated the prejudice that had long connected 1 gaiety with vice, and eafinefs of manners with laxity of principles. He has re~ ftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 456 pages
...and. of truth. He has diffipated the prejudice that had long connedted gaiety with vice, and eafmefs of manners with laxity of principles. He has reftored...literary character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 pages
...fubfervient to the caufe of reafon and of truth. He has diffipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and eafinefs of manners with laxity...virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be amamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 5

1791 - 354 pages
...and of truth. He has diffipated the prejudice that had long connect d gaiety with wit, and eafmefs of manners with laxity of principles. He has reftored...afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character, abive all Greek, above ail Raman fame. No greater felicity can genius attnin than that of having purified...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...fubfervient to the caufe of reafon and of truth. He has diffipated the prejudice that had long eonnected gaiety with vice, and eafinefs of manners with laxity...not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary chara&er, " above all Greek, " above all Roman fame." No greater felicity can genius attain than that...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Dryden. Smith. Duke. King ...

Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 pages
...with vice, and \afinefs of manners with laxity of princijles. He has reftored virtue to its digniry\ and taught innocence not to be afhamed This is an...of literary character, " above all Greek, above all " Rormnfame," No greater felicity can genius ata\n than that of having purified intellectual plealure,...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ...

1798 - 666 pages
...fubfervient to the caufe of reafon and truth. He has diffipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and eafinefs of manners with laxity...literary character, " above all greek, above all roman fame." No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated...
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