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... mean rank ; but his admirable wit , and the natu- ral turn of it to the stage , soon distinguished him , if not as an extraordinary actor , yet as an excellent writer . His name is printed , as the custom was in those times , amongst ...
... mean rank ; but his admirable wit , and the natu- ral turn of it to the stage , soon distinguished him , if not as an extraordinary actor , yet as an excellent writer . His name is printed , as the custom was in those times , amongst ...
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... means , and considered as so little allied , that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a sin- gle writer who attempted both . Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting laughter and sorrow not only in one mind , but in one ...
... means , and considered as so little allied , that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a sin- gle writer who attempted both . Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting laughter and sorrow not only in one mind , but in one ...
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... means of reforming it . He collated the old copies , which none had thought to examine be- fore , and restored many lines to their integrity ; but , by a very compendious criticism , he rejected whatever he disliked , and thought more ...
... means of reforming it . He collated the old copies , which none had thought to examine be- fore , and restored many lines to their integrity ; but , by a very compendious criticism , he rejected whatever he disliked , and thought more ...
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... mean and faith- less , thus petulant and ostentatious , by the good luck of having Pope for his enemy , has escaped ... means . He had undoubtedly read much ; his acquaintance with customs , opinions , and traditions , seems to have ...
... mean and faith- less , thus petulant and ostentatious , by the good luck of having Pope for his enemy , has escaped ... means . He had undoubtedly read much ; his acquaintance with customs , opinions , and traditions , seems to have ...
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... , seem to be questions that might exercise the wit , without engaging the passions . But whether it be , that small things make mean men proud , and vanity catches small occasions ; or that all contrariety 56 DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
... , seem to be questions that might exercise the wit , without engaging the passions . But whether it be , that small things make mean men proud , and vanity catches small occasions ; or that all contrariety 56 DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
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