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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Tales and visions: The history of ... - Page 26
by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale : in Two Volumes

Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 176 pages
...defcribe what I had not feen : I could not hope to move thofe with delight or terrour, whofe interefts and opinions I did not underftand. " Being now refolved to be a poet, I faw everything withanewpurpofe; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was...
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The New [afterw.] Owen's weekly chronicle; or ..., Volume 2, Issues 40-91

1759 - 422 pages
...delight or terror, whofe interelii1 and opinions I did not underitand. Being now refolved to be a poef, I faw every thing with a new purpofe ; my fphere 'of attention was fuddenly magnified; r.or liind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for imajju1 and refemblances,...
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An Introduction to the Most Useful European Languages ...: Select Passages ...

Giuseppe Baretti - 1772 - 490 pages
...purpole ; my inhere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind oí; knowledge was to be o^erlooked. I ranged mountains and deferts for 'images and refemblances....pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and every flower of the valley. I obfcrvpofejjion de là naturaleza ; y fut /ucceffbres de el arte: que...
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...not hope to move thole with delight or terrour, whofe interefts and opinions I did not understand. " Being now refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing...pictured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower of the valley. I obferved with equal care the crags of the rock and the pinnacles of the palace....
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...defcribe what I had not feen : I could not hope to move thofe with delight or terrour, whofe interefts and opinions I did not underftand. " Being now refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpofej my fphere of attention •was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked....
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The Novelist's Magazine, Volume 23

1788 - 778 pages
...hope to move thoie with drlight or tcrrour, whofe ¡ntcrcils and opinions I did not ur.derftand. ' Being now refolved to be a poet, I faw every thing with a new purpolc) my fphere of attention was I'uildenly magnified: no kind or knowledge was to beóverlcrvked....
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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...terrour, whofe interefts and opinions I did not underftand. " Being now refolvcd to be a poet, i 1 faw every thing with a new purpofe ; my fphere of...knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and dfferts for images and refemblanceSi and pi<flured upon my mind every ucc of the foreft and flower...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: A dissertation upon the Greek comedy ...

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...defcribe what I had not feen : I could not hope to move thofe with delight or terrour, whofe interefts and opinions I did not underftand. " Being now refolved to be a poet, I faw everything with a new purpofe ; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...defcribe what I had not feen : I could not hope to move thofe with delight or terror, whofe interdis and opinions I did not underftand. " Being now refolved...mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and piftured upon my mind every tree of the foreft and flower of the valley. I obferved with equal care...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...defcribe what I had not feen : I could not hope to move thofe with delight or terror, wb'j'.e interefts and opinions I did not underftand. " Being now refolved...magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. 1 ranged mountains and deferts for images and refemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of...
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