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" There is, surely, reason to suspect that he pleased himself, as well as his audience; and that these, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not his approbation. He had, sometimes, faults of a less generous and splendid kind. "
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on ... - Page 176
by Samuel Johnson - 1783
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 364 pages
...is furely reafon to fufpecl: that he pleafed himfelf as well as his audience j and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not...poets, very frequent ufe of Mythology, and fometimes conne&s religioR and fable too clofely, without diftinction* He defcends to difpl'ay his knowledge...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pages
...is furely reafon to fufpedt that he pleafed himfelf as well as his audience ; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not...a lefs generous and fplendid kind. He makes, like 298 DRYDE N. like almoft all other poets, very frequent ufe of Mythology, and fometimes connects religion...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 pages
...is furely reafon to fufpect that he pleated himfelf as well as his .audience j and that thefe^ like •the harlots of other men, had .his love, though...his approbation, He had fometimes faults of a lefs ge* nerous and fplendid kind. He makes, like almoft all other poets, very frequent vtfe of Mythology,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...pien, had his love, though not his approbation.. j He had fometimes faults of a lefs generous an<J fplendid kind. He makes, like almoft all other poets,...oftentation; as when, in tranflating Virgil, he fays, lack to the larhoard — and -veer jlarhoard ; and talks, >n another work, of virtue fpooming hefore...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...is furely reafon to fufpect that he pleafed himfelf as well as his audience ; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not...his approbation. '• He had fometimes faults of a left generous an<J fplendid kind. He makes, like almoft all other poets, very frequent ufc of mythology,...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 2

English poets - 1790 - 344 pages
...is furely reafon to fufpeft that he pieafed himfelf as well as his audience ; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not...almoft all other poets, very frequent ufe of mythology, U 3 and and fometimes connefts religion and fable too clofely without diftinftion. He defcends to difplay...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...in on either fide. " The abyfs of un-ideal [emptinefs] vacancy. u Thefe, like [many other harlots,] the harlots of other men, had his love though not his approbation. " He [fometimes difplays] dejcends to difplay his knowledge with pedantick oftentation. " French words which...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...There is furely reafon to fufpect that he pleafed himfelf as well as his audience; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not...diftinction. He defcends to difplay his knowledge with pedatltick oftentation ; as when, in tranflating Virgil, he fays, " tack to the larboard"—and " veer...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...fufpect that he pleafed himfelf as well as his audience ; and that thefe, like the harlots of other other men, had his love, though not his approbation....He defcends to difplay his knowledge with pedantick orientation ; as when, in tranflating Virgil, he fays tack to the larboard — and veer ftarboard;...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...surely reason to suspect that he he pleased himself as well as his audience ; and that these, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not his approbation. He had sometimes faults of a less generous and splendid kind. He makes like almost all other poets, very frequent...
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