The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... praise , has said , " it need not shun the presence of the original . " A wide popularity followed the appearance of this work ; but the writer did not long live to enjoy it . He died of consumption , at Here- ford , in 1708 , and was ...
... praise , has said , " it need not shun the presence of the original . " A wide popularity followed the appearance of this work ; but the writer did not long live to enjoy it . He died of consumption , at Here- ford , in 1708 , and was ...
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... praise of Dr. Johnson ; that of Dr. Goldsmith is warmer : - " his language is the language of life , conveying the warmest thoughts in the simplest expression " - " a studious and correct observer of antiquity , he set himself to ...
... praise of Dr. Johnson ; that of Dr. Goldsmith is warmer : - " his language is the language of life , conveying the warmest thoughts in the simplest expression " - " a studious and correct observer of antiquity , he set himself to ...
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... praise . A life so sacred , such serene repose , Seem'd heaven itself , till one suggestion rose- That vice should triumph , virtue vice obey ; This sprung some doubt of Providence's sway : His hopes no more a certain prospect boast ...
... praise . A life so sacred , such serene repose , Seem'd heaven itself , till one suggestion rose- That vice should triumph , virtue vice obey ; This sprung some doubt of Providence's sway : His hopes no more a certain prospect boast ...
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... praise , Prov'd the vain flourish of expensive ease . The pair arrive : the livery'd servants wait ; Their lord receives them at the pompous gate . The table groans with costly piles of food , And all is more than hospitably good . Then ...
... praise , Prov'd the vain flourish of expensive ease . The pair arrive : the livery'd servants wait ; Their lord receives them at the pompous gate . The table groans with costly piles of food , And all is more than hospitably good . Then ...
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... praise , but virtue kind . Hither the walkers turn with weary feet , Then bless the mansion , and the master greet : Their greeting fair , bestow'd with modest guise , The courteous master hears , and thus replies : " Without a vain ...
... praise , but virtue kind . Hither the walkers turn with weary feet , Then bless the mansion , and the master greet : Their greeting fair , bestow'd with modest guise , The courteous master hears , and thus replies : " Without a vain ...
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