The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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Page 84
... happiness of man- kind , naturally belongs to great Princes ; and pub- lick good , in which publick elegance is comprised , has ever been the object of your Majesty's regard . In the following pages your Majesty , I flatter myself ...
... happiness of man- kind , naturally belongs to great Princes ; and pub- lick good , in which publick elegance is comprised , has ever been the object of your Majesty's regard . In the following pages your Majesty , I flatter myself ...
Page 85
... time when science shall be advanced by the diffusion of happiness : when the desarts of America shall be- come pervious and safe : when those who are now restrained by fear shall be attracted by reverence : and DEDICATIONS . 85.
... time when science shall be advanced by the diffusion of happiness : when the desarts of America shall be- come pervious and safe : when those who are now restrained by fear shall be attracted by reverence : and DEDICATIONS . 85.
Page 87
... happier time , when he might among the descend- ants of that illustrious family have found a more liberal and potent patronage . I cannot but observe , Madam , how ... happiness which was withheld from Tasso is reserved DEDICATIONS . 87 -
... happier time , when he might among the descend- ants of that illustrious family have found a more liberal and potent patronage . I cannot but observe , Madam , how ... happiness which was withheld from Tasso is reserved DEDICATIONS . 87 -
Page 88
Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy. that the happiness which was withheld from Tasso is reserved for me ; and that the poem which once hardly procured to its author the countenance of the Princes of Ferrara , has attracted to its trans- lator ...
Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy. that the happiness which was withheld from Tasso is reserved for me ; and that the poem which once hardly procured to its author the countenance of the Princes of Ferrara , has attracted to its trans- lator ...
Page 120
... happier regions , where patrons are always kind , and audiences are always candid , where they are feasted in the ... happiness , than that , after having harassed his reason in deep researches , and fatigued his fancy in boundless ...
... happier regions , where patrons are always kind , and audiences are always candid , where they are feasted in the ... happiness , than that , after having harassed his reason in deep researches , and fatigued his fancy in boundless ...
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