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Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure - Page 237
1759
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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale : in Two Volumes

Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 176 pages
...crawl upon the ground." D 2 This This hint rekindled the prince's defire of paffing the mountains ; having feen what the mechanift had already performed,...refolved to enquire further before he fuffered hope to afflicT: him by difappointment. " I am afraid, faid he to the artift, that your imagination prevails...
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The prince of Abissinia [by S. Johnson].

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 324 pages
...idlenefs need crawl upon the ground.'* This hint rekindled the prince's defire of paffing the mountains; having feen what the mechanift had already performed,...willing to fancy that he could do more; yet refolved to inquire further, before he fuffered hope to afflicT: him by difappointment. ** I am afraid, faid he...
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...idlenefs need crawl upon the ground." This hint rekindled the prince's defire of pafllng the mountains; having feen what the mechanift had already performed,...him by difappointment. " I am afraid, faid he to the artift, that yotlr imagination prevails over yoyr flsill, and thai you now tell me rather what you...
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...idlenefs need crawl upon the ground." This hint rekindled the prince's defire of paffing the mountains ; having feen what the mechanift had already performed,...refolved to enquire further, before he fuffered hope to afflicl: him by difappointment. " I am afraid, faid he to the artift, that your your imagination prevails...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Tales and visions: The history of ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...idlenefs need crawl upon the ground." This hint rekindled the prince's defire of pafllng the mountains ; having feen what the mechanift had already performed,...do more; yet refolved to enquire further, before he fuffercd hope to afflict him by difappointment. " I am afraid, faid he to the artift, that your PRINCE...
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The Novelist's Magazine, Volume 23

1788 - 778 pages
...This hint rekindled the prince'* delire of pa (fin g the mountains; having fetn what the mechanitt had already performed, he was willing to fancy that he could do more; yet reiblved to enquire further, before he fuffered hope to af. AiA him by difappointment. * I am ' afraid,'...
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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...idleness need crawl upon the ground." This hint rekindled the prince's defire of parting the mountains ; having feen what the mechanift had already performed,...refolved to enquire further, before he fuffered hope to afflict him by difappointment. " 1 am afraid," faid he to the artift, ct that your imagination prevails...
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Dissertation on Greek comedy fr. Brumoy. Observations on Macbeth. Adventurer ...

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...idlenefs' need crawl upon the ground." This hint rekindled the prince's defire of paffing the mountains ; having feen what the mechanift had already performed,...willing to fancy that he could do more; yet refolved to inquire further, before he fulfered hope to afflict him by difappointment, " I am afraid, faid he to...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...idlenefs need crawl upon the ground." This hint rekindled the prince's defire of pafling the mountains; having feen what the mechanift had already performed,...willing to fancy that he could do more; yet refolved to inquire further, before he fuffered hope to afflict him by difappointment. " I am afraid, faid he to...
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Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...Ground." This hint rekindled the prince's desire of passing the mountains; having seen what the mechanist had already performed, he was willing to fancy that he could do more; yet resolved to inQiiire farther before he suffered hope to afflict him by disappointment. "I am afraid,"...
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