The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 5Nichols, 1816 |
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... shew you that it is the balm of being , the quality to which all that adorns or elevates mankind must owe its power of pleasing . Without good - humour , learning and bravery can only confer that superiority which swells the heart of ...
... shew you that it is the balm of being , the quality to which all that adorns or elevates mankind must owe its power of pleasing . Without good - humour , learning and bravery can only confer that superiority which swells the heart of ...
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... shew the gladness of their souls by flights of pleasantry , and bursts of laughter . But though these men may be for a time heard with applause and admiration , they seldom delight us long . We enjoy them a little , and then retire to ...
... shew the gladness of their souls by flights of pleasantry , and bursts of laughter . But though these men may be for a time heard with applause and admiration , they seldom delight us long . We enjoy them a little , and then retire to ...
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... shew the value of this quality , than that it recom- mends those who are destitute of all other excel- lencies , and procures regard to the trifling , friend- ship to the worthless , and affection to the dull . Good - humour is indeed ...
... shew the value of this quality , than that it recom- mends those who are destitute of all other excel- lencies , and procures regard to the trifling , friend- ship to the worthless , and affection to the dull . Good - humour is indeed ...
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... shew that our favour is valued , since it is purchased by the mean- ness of falsehood . But , perhaps , the flatterer is not often detected , for an honest mind is not apt to suspect , and no one exerts the power of discern- ment with ...
... shew that our favour is valued , since it is purchased by the mean- ness of falsehood . But , perhaps , the flatterer is not often detected , for an honest mind is not apt to suspect , and no one exerts the power of discern- ment with ...
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... shew pecuniary merit , why should she think her cheapener obliged to purchase ? My lovers were not all contented with silent de- sertion . Some of them revenged the neglect which they had formerly endured by wanton and superflu- ous ...
... shew pecuniary merit , why should she think her cheapener obliged to purchase ? My lovers were not all contented with silent de- sertion . Some of them revenged the neglect which they had formerly endured by wanton and superflu- ous ...
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