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" Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper : he was sufficiently a fool to... "
The Life and Character of Stephen Decatur; Late Commodore and Post-captain ... - Page 292
by Samuel Putnam Waldo - 1822 - 378 pages
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Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour to the ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...' Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible.' Ib. viii. 316. Lord Chesterfield in writing to his son about his first appearance in the world said,...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...' Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible.' Ib. viii. 316. Lord Chesterfield in writing to his son about his first appearance in the world said,...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...east? Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge, todfipise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is o* possible. Pope was lar enough from this unreasonable temper ; he was sufficiently a fool to Fame,...
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The Port Folio

Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1819 - 550 pages
...envy. Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge. To despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just; and if it were just, is not possible. To know the world is necessary, since we were born for the help of one another; and to know it early...
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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...51. Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge. To despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just}, and if it were just, is not possible. Lift of PopĀ», To know the world, is necessary, since we .were born for the help of one another; and...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...ease ? Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge, to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from thir- unreasonable temper ; he was suf'ficiently a fool to Fame, and his fault...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 12

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...ease ? Of things that terminate in human lite, the world is the proper judge; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper : he was sufficiently a fool to Fame, and his fault...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 11

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...? Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper : he was sufficiently a foal to Fame, and his fault...
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Prior. Congreve. Blackmore. Fenton. Gay. Granville. Yalden. Tickell. Hammond ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...? Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper ; he was sufficiently a fool to fame, and his fault...
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The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...? Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper : he was sufficiently a fool to Fame, and his fault...
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