The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1Harper, 1856 |
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... gayety , or the dignity of courage , be so united with it , as to reconcile it to the mind . Wherever it appears , it should raise hatred by the malignity of its practices , and contempt by the meanness of its stratagems : for while it ...
... gayety , or the dignity of courage , be so united with it , as to reconcile it to the mind . Wherever it appears , it should raise hatred by the malignity of its practices , and contempt by the meanness of its stratagems : for while it ...
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... gayety with that indifference and possession of himself , natural to men who have something higher and nobler in their prospect . Retiring to spend the summer in a village little frequented , he happened to lodge in the same house with ...
... gayety with that indifference and possession of himself , natural to men who have something higher and nobler in their prospect . Retiring to spend the summer in a village little frequented , he happened to lodge in the same house with ...
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... gayety of their appearance , and softened Corinthian brass , and forming a new scheme of into kindness by the politeness of their address ; the variations of the needle . he therefore , cultivated this new acquaintance , and when he saw ...
... gayety of their appearance , and softened Corinthian brass , and forming a new scheme of into kindness by the politeness of their address ; the variations of the needle . he therefore , cultivated this new acquaintance , and when he saw ...
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... gayety , capti- vated the young ; and Learning , by her authority , influenced the old . Their power quickly ap- peared by very eminent effects ; theatres were built for the reception of Wit ; and colleges en- dowed for the residence of ...
... gayety , capti- vated the young ; and Learning , by her authority , influenced the old . Their power quickly ap- peared by very eminent effects ; theatres were built for the reception of Wit ; and colleges en- dowed for the residence of ...
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... gayety , and called out with vehemence for mirth and humour . Another admonished him to have a special eye upon the various clubs of this great city , and informed him that much of the Spectator's vivacity was laid out upon such ...
... gayety , and called out with vehemence for mirth and humour . Another admonished him to have a special eye upon the various clubs of this great city , and informed him that much of the Spectator's vivacity was laid out upon such ...
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