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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Rambler - Page 192
by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
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The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volume 4

1751 - 224 pages
...of PLEASURE ; many appeared to have great confidence in their (kill, and fome indeed were preferved from finking, who had received only a fingle blow": but I remarked, that few vefTels lafted long which had been much repaired ; nor was: it found, that the artifts themfelves continued...
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The Rambler. ...

Samuel Johnson - 1763 - 292 pages
...Shattered on the rocks of PLEASURE. Many appeared to have great confidence in their fkill, and fome, indeed, were preferved by it from finking, who had...continued afloat longer than thofe who had leaft of their affiflance. THE only advantage which, in the voyage of life, the cautious had above the negligent,...
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The Rambler: In Four Volumes, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1784 - 372 pages
...confidence in their fkill, and fome, indeed, were preferved by it from fmking, who had received enly a fmgle blow; but I remarked that few veflels lafted long...artifts themfelves •continued afloat longer than thoie who had kaft of their affiftance. The only advantage which, in the voyage of life, the cautious...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 1

1785 - 596 pages
...mattered on the rocks of Pleafure. Many appeared to have great confidence in their (kill, and fome, indeed, were preferved by it from finking, who had...continued afloat longer than thofe who had leaft of their affiitmce. The only advantage which, in the voyage of life, the cautious had above the negligent, was,...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 460 pages
...fluttered on the rocks of PLEASURE. Many appeared to have great confidence in their fkill, and fome, indeed, were preferved by it from finking, who had...continued afloat longer than thofe who had leaft of their afliftance. The only advantage which, in the voyage of life, the cautious had above the negligent,...
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The Rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...of Pleafure. Many appeared to have great confidence in their (kill, and feme, indeed, were pieferved by it from finking, who had received only a fingle blow ; but I remarked that few veffels lafted long which had been much repaired, nor was it found that the artifts themfelves continued...
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The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ...

1792 - 494 pages
...prefervcd by it from finking, who had received only a (ingle blow ; but I remarked, that few vcffels lafted long which had been much repaired, nor was it found that the artifts themfclves continued afloat longer than thoft who had leaft of their aflifiance. The only advantage...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical ..., Volume 1

Joseph Addison - 1794 - 568 pages
...on the rocks of Pleafure. — • Many appeared to have great confidence in their fkill, and fome, 'indeed, were preferved by it from finking, who had...remarked that few veflels lafted long which had been been much repaired, nor was it found that the artifts themfelves continued afloat longer than thofe...
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Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments ...

Mr. Addison - 1796 - 634 pages
...Pleafure. — Many appeared to have great confidence in their fkill, and fome, indeed, were prefer; ed by it from finking, who had received only a fingle blow; but I remarked that few veffels lalted long which had been much repaired, nor was it found that the artifls themfelves continued...
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The Beauties of English Writers: In Prose and Verse

1799 - 334 pages
...fhattered on the rocks of Pleafure. Many appeared to have great confidence in their fkill, and fome, indeed, were preferved by it from finking, who had received only a fingle blow 5 but I remarked that few veflels 8 ESSAYS, No. I. lafted long which had been much repaired, nor was...
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