| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 pages
...degree of merriment on great promifes and fmall performance, on the man who haftens home, 'becaufe his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the fcene of action, vapours away his patriotifm in a private boarding-fchodl. This is the period of his... | |
| 1780 - 596 pages
...fume degree of merriment on great promifes and fmall performance, on the man who battens home, becaufe his 'countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the fcene of action, vapours away his patriotifm in a private boaiding fchool.' What the Doctor finds to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...degree of merriment on great promifes and final! performance, --dh. the man who -haftens home, be'ca'ufe -his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the fcene of action, vapours away his patriotifm in a private boarding fchool. this is the period of his... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...fome degree of merriment on great promifes and fmall performance, on the man who haftens home, becaufe his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the fccne of action, vapours away his patriotifm in a private board ing-fchool. This is the period of his... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...fome degree of merriment on great promifes and Imall performance, on the man who haftens home, becaufe his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the fcene of action, vapours away his patriotifm in a private boarding-fchool. This is the period of his... | |
| William Hayley - 1799 - 376 pages
...degree of merriment on great promifes and " fmall performance; on the man who haftens " home, becaufe his countrymen are contending " for their liberty , and , when he reaches the " fcene of action , vapors away his patriotifm " inj a private boarding-fchool. " To excite merriment... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...lie inigiit avoid the noise of the s'rcet. Here jie received more boys to he boarded and instructed. not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look with some degree of mer• on great promises and small performances, on the man who hastens home, - his countrymen are... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...fome degree of merriment on great promifes and fmall performance, on the man who haftens home, becaufe his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the fcene of action, vapours away his patriotifm in a private boarding-fchooL This is the period of his... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...that he might avoid 'he noise of the street. Here he received more boys to be boarded and instructed. Let not our veneration for Milton forbid us to look with some degree of merriment on great promises artd small performances, on the man who hastens home, because his countrymen are contending for their... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 pages
...degree of merriment on great protnifes and fmall performance, on the man who haftens home, becaufe his countrymen are contending for their liberty, and, when he reaches the fcene of action, vapours away his patriotifm in a private boarding-fchool. This is the period of his... | |
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