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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius - Page 93
by Samuel Johnson - 1810
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...Flo"re'nce ; where he found his way into the academics, and produced his compofitions with fuch applaufe as appears to "have exalted him in his own opinion,...confirmed him in the hope, that, *' by -labour and intenfe ftudy, which," fays he, " I take to be my portion in *' this life, joined with a ftrong propen"...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...Florence 5 where he found his way into the academies, and produced his compofitions with fuch applaufe as appears to have exalted him in his. .own opinion,...and confirmed him in the hope, that, " by labour and intenfe ftudy, which,'* fays he, " I take to be my portion in this *' life, joined wi.th a ftrong propenfity...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 478 pages
...the academies, and produced his compactions with fuch - applaufe as appears to have exalted• him hi his own opinion, and confirmed him in the hope, that, " by labour and intenfe ftudy, which," fays he, " I take to be my portion in this life, *' joined with a flrong propenfity...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...Florence ; where he found his way into the academies, and produced his eompofitions with fuch applaufe as appears to have exalted him in his own opinion,...and confirmed him in the hope, that, " by labour and in" tenfe ftudy, which," fays he, " I take to be my " portion in this life, joined with a ftrong propenfity...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...his own opinion, arid confirmed him in the hope, that, " by labour and in" tenfe ftudy, which," fays he, " I take to be my " portion in this life, joined with a ftrong propenfity " of nature," he might " leave fomething fo written " to after-times, as they mould...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...twomonthsatFlorer.ee; where he found his way into the academics, and produced his compofitions with fuch applaufe as appears to have exalted him in his own opinion,...and confirmed him in the hope, that, " by labour and intenfe ftudy, which," fays he, " I take to be my portion in this life, joined " with a ftrong propenficy...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...Florence ; where he found his way into the academies, and produced his compofitions with fuch applaufe as appears to have exalted him in his own opinion,...and confirmed him in the hope, that, " by labour and intenfe ftudy, which," fays he, "I take to be my portion in this life, " joined with a ftrong propenfity...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...f.so'ownopinioh, and confirmed him in the hope, that, Mbv labour fc ar.d ii.tetise >tudy, which," fays he, " 1 take to be my portion in this life, " joined with...nature," he might " leave something so " written to af:<rtim«, as they should not willlnelv let it die." It appears, in all his writings, that he had...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...Florence ; where he found his way into the academies, and produced his compolitions with fuch applaufe as appears to have exalted him in his own opinion,...and confirmed him in the hope, that, " by labour and intenfe ftudy, which," fays he, " I take to be my portion in this life, ** joined with a ftrong propenfity...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 92

1850 - 638 pages
...upon me, that by labour and intense study, which I take to be my portion in this life, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.' — Milton on Church Government, B. u. ' can die, but so cannot their JOTS. And if the blessed martyrs...
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