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" There seems to be a strange affectation in authors of appearing to have done everything by chance. The Old Bachelor was written for amusement, in the languor of convalescence. Yet it is apparently composed with great elaborateness of dialogue, and incessant... "
pt.2. Authors and actors : I-Y. Appendix. Additions and corrections - Page 140
by David Erskine Baker - 1812
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 278 pages
...ftudy, and to be involved in a perpe" tv.al war with knaves and fools." t There feems to be a ftrange affectation in authors of appearing to have done every thing by chance. The Old Batcbelor was written for amufement, in the languor of convalefcence. Yet it is apparently compofed...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 pages
...ftudy, and to be in-4 " volved in a perpetual war with knaves and " fools." 'There feems to be a ftrange affectation in authors of appearing to have done every thing by chance* The Old Batchelor was written for amufement, in the languor of convalefcence. Yet it is apparently compofed...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...to be in" volved in a perpetual war with knaves and " fools." . ' . ' * There feems to be a ftrange affectation in authors of appearing to have done every thing by chance. The Old Batcbelor was written for amufement, in the languor of convalefcence. Yet it is apparently compofed...
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profaces, briogrpahical and critical

samuel johnson - 1781 - 276 pages
...to be involved in a perpe" tual war with knaves and fools." There feems to be a ftrange affeftation in authors of appearing to have done every thing by chance. The Old Batchelor was written for amufement, in the languor of convalefcence. Yet it is apparently compofed...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...ftudy, and to be inf ' volved in a perpetual war with knaves and fools." There feems to be a ftrange affectation in authors of appearing to have done every...thing by chance. The Old Bachelor was written for amufement, in the languor of convalefcence. Yet it is apparently compofed with great elaboratenefs...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...ftudy, and to be in*' volved in a perpetual war with knaves and fools." There feems to be a ftrange affectation in authors of appearing to have done every...thing by chance. The Old Bachelor was written for amufement, in the languor of convalefcence. Yet it is apparently compofed with great elaboratenefs...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
..." and thankless study, and to be involved in a perpetual war with knaves " and fools." There seems to >be a strange affectation in authors of appearing to have done every thing by chance. The Old Batchelor was written for amusement^ in the language of convalescence. Yet it is apparently composed...
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the lives of the most eminent english poets with critical observations on ...

samuel johnson, ll.d. - 1806 - 416 pages
...ftudy, and to be inf* yplvcd in a perpetual war with knaves and fools." There feems to be a ftrange affectation in authors of appearing to have done every thing by chance. Tbe Old Bachelor was written for amufement, in the languor of convalefcence. Yet it is apparently compofed...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, Volume 10

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...difficult and thankless study, and to be involved inja perpetual war with knaves and fools." There seems to be a strange affectation in authors of appearing to have done every thing by chance. The Old Pachehr was written for amusement in the languor of convalescence. Yet it is apparently composed -with...
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Works, Volume 10

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...difficult and thankless study, and to be involved in a perpetual war with knaves Snd fools." There seems to be a strange affectation in authors of appearing to have done every thing by chance. tThe Old Bachelor was written for amusement in the languor of convalescence. Yet it is apparently composed...
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