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... excellence , it is hoped that we may believe wonders of the child , because we have seen greatness in the man . Hence , in our fondness for the mar- vellous , the traditions of the nursery respect- * Life of Fenton . ing such persons ...
... excellence , it is hoped that we may believe wonders of the child , because we have seen greatness in the man . Hence , in our fondness for the mar- vellous , the traditions of the nursery respect- * Life of Fenton . ing such persons ...
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... have lost their original interest , yet they possess intrinsic excellence ; and , as orations on subjects of public import- * Murphy's Essay , & c . p . 45 . G ance , deserve the attention of parliamentary speakers * The DR JOHNSON . 97.
... have lost their original interest , yet they possess intrinsic excellence ; and , as orations on subjects of public import- * Murphy's Essay , & c . p . 45 . G ance , deserve the attention of parliamentary speakers * The DR JOHNSON . 97.
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... excellence superior to the rest , peculiar labours of mind in the con- ception , or pains in the composition ; and we cannot suppose a man so happy in his genius , that the new - born offspring of his brain should invariably appear as ...
... excellence superior to the rest , peculiar labours of mind in the con- ception , or pains in the composition ; and we cannot suppose a man so happy in his genius , that the new - born offspring of his brain should invariably appear as ...
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... excellence of his Dictionary . 66 Cumque vir doctissimus SAMUEL JOHNSON , e Collegio Pembrochiensi , scriptis suis popu- larium mores informantibus dudum literato orbi innotuerit ; quin et linguæ patriæ tum ornandæ tum stabiliendæ ...
... excellence of his Dictionary . 66 Cumque vir doctissimus SAMUEL JOHNSON , e Collegio Pembrochiensi , scriptis suis popu- larium mores informantibus dudum literato orbi innotuerit ; quin et linguæ patriæ tum ornandæ tum stabiliendæ ...
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... vast accession to English literature , and constitute the chief excellence of this noble addition to our language . In the Grammar of the Eng- lish Tongue he has chiefly followed Wallis , whose imperfect DR JOHNSON . 225.
... vast accession to English literature , and constitute the chief excellence of this noble addition to our language . In the Grammar of the Eng- lish Tongue he has chiefly followed Wallis , whose imperfect DR JOHNSON . 225.
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