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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on ... - Page 100
by Samuel Johnson - 1783
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 pages
...the evidence ceafes to be examined. Of an art univerfally practifed, the fitft teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ;...which it refrefh.es. To judge rightly of an author, we tnuft tranfport ourfelves to his time, tnd examine what were the wants of 4 h5s his contemporaries,...
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The Beauties of Johnson: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 pages
...univerfally practifed the teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning j it has the appearance of fomething which we have beftowed...appears to rife from the field which it refrefhes. Johnfon's Life of Dryrfen. There is a fpecies of writers, who without much labour have attained high...
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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
...evidence ceafes to be examined. Of an art art univerfally practifed, the firft teacher is forgotten, Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance of fomething which we have bellowed upon ourfelves, as the dew appears to rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge .rightly...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...the evidence ceafes to be examined. Of an art univerfally practifed, the firft teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning;...as the dew appears to rife from the field which it refrefiies. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport ourfelves to his time, and examine what...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...doubted, the evidence ceafes to be examined. Of an art univerfally practifed, the teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance of fomething which we have befrowed upon ourfelves, as the dew appears to rife from the field which it refrefhes. To judge rightly...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden, Now First ...

John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...the evidence ceases to be examined. Of an art universally practised, the first teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance of something which we have bestowed upon o'trselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Issue 1

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pages
...the evidence ceases to be examined. Of an art universally practised, the first teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance of something which we have bestowed upon ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Part 1

John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...the evidence ceases to be examined. Of an art universally practised, the first teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has the appearance of something which we have bestowed upon ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...the evidence ce'afes to be examined. Of an art univerfally practifed, the firft teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ;...refrefhes. To judge rightly of an author, we muft tranfport burfelves to his time, and examine what were the wants of his contemporaries, and what were his means...
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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...doubted, the evidence ceases to be (examined. Of an art universally practised the -teacher is forgotten. Learning once made popular is no longer learning; it has the appearance of something \vhrch we have testowed upon ourselves, as the dew appears to rise from the field which it...
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