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" A physician in a great city seems to be the mere plaything of fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the most part, totally casual — they that employ him know not his excellence; they that reject him know not his deficience. "
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 235
by John Hawkins - 1787 - 605 pages
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...reje£t him, know not his deficience. By an acute obferver, who had looked on tlje tranfaclions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the Fortune of Aikenfide appears not to have been, waisting to his own fuccefs : he placed himfelf in view . by all....
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prefaces biographical and critical to the works of the english poets

SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 pages
...reject him, know not his deficience. By an acute obferver, who had looked on the tranfactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the Fortune of Phyjicians. Akenfide appears not to have been wanting to his own fuccefs : he placed himfelf in view...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 294 pages
...reject him, know not his deficience. By an acute obfervcr, who had looked on the tranfactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the Fortune of Phyjicians. Akenfide appears not to have been wanting to his own fuccefs: he placed himfelf in view...
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Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A. Philips. West. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...reje£t him, know not his deficience. By an acute cbfervcr, who had looked on the tranfactions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be vvritteu on the Fortune of Pbyficians. Akenfide appears not to have been ing to his own fucceft : he...
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The life of Dr. Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...has inferted in his life of Akenfide, that by an acute obferver who had looked on the tranfaclions of the * So ignorant as to requeft of the college...if any perfon hereafter fhall be induced to purfue Johnfop's hint, he may poffibly think the following remarks which have occurred to me in the courfe...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 pages
...the • So ignorant as to requefl of the college the indulgence of an examination in Englifh. medical medical world for half a century, a very curious book...fhall be induced to purfue Johnfon's hint, he may pofTibly think the following reir.arks which have occurred to me in the courfe of a long intimacy with...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 pages
...has inferted in his life of Akenfide, that by an acute obferver who had looked on the tranfactions of the * So ignorant as to requeft of the college...Englifh, medical world for half a century, a very curious bowk might be written on the fortune of phyficians. Such a book I fhould be glad to fee ; and if any...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...reject him, know not his deficience. By an acute obferver, who had looked on the tranfaclions of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book, might be written on the Fortune of Phvficians. Akenfide a'ppears not to have been wanting to his own fuccefs : he placed himfelf in view...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...reject him, know not his deficience. By an acute dbferver, who had looked on the tranfadUons of the medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the Fortune of Pb^ficlans<. Akenfide appears riot to have been wanting to his own fuccefs : he placed himfelf in view...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 pages
...has inferted in his life of Akenfide, that by an acute obferver who had looked on the tranfactions of the * So ignorant as to requeft of the college the indulgence of an examination in Engliflu medical medical world for half a century, a very curious book might be written on the fortune...
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