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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 156
by Samuel Johnson - 1781
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Johnson's Lives of the British poets completed by W. Hazlitt, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pages
...; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of...argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of...
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The popular educator, Volume 4; Volume 7

Popular educator - 1852 - 1272 pages
...sceptical : his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interests, the care of pleasing the Author of his being." Such a testimony, from such a man, is not...
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Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments

1856 - 378 pages
...desolate,—and with a word of truth, he fires a man of action to a noble deed. "All the enchantments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth wears a thousand dresses, and in all...
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The Book of Religions: Comprising the Views, Creeds ... of All the Principal ...

John Hayward - 1856 - 444 pages
...morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and nll the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest — the care of pleasing the Author of his being." Of aw nmesTXT n decharzns the duties of...
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Light from the East

George Measom - 1856 - 266 pages
...stand, perhaps the first, of the first rank. As a teacher of wisdom he may be confidently followed ; all the enchantment* of fancy, and all the cogency of argument are employed by him to recommend to the reader his real interest — the care of pleasing the Author of his Being....
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Principles of Elocution

Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pages
...; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of...argument are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of...
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Biographical Sketches of Eminent British Poets: Chronologically Arranged ...

1857 - 574 pages
...: he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical : his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment...argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of...
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The Spectator [by J. Addison and others].

Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...stand, perhaps the first, of the first rank. As a Teacher of Wisdom he may be confidently followed ; erceness, resolution in obstinacy, wisdom in cunning, patience in sullenne (by him) to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his Being....
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The Lives of the English Poets: cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester ...

Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 pages
...superstitions; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of...argument are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of...
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The Book of Religions: Comprising the Views, Creeds, Sentiments, Or Opinions ...

John Hayward - 1860 - 438 pages
...; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly skeptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of...cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to he reader his real interest — the care of pleasing the Author of his being." 2 A Of his integrity...
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