The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... elegant funeral poem , " says Dr. Johnson , " is not to be found in the whole compass of English literature . " It was sufficient to negative the assertion that he was indebted to the tasteful and judicious touches of his friend for ...
... elegant funeral poem , " says Dr. Johnson , " is not to be found in the whole compass of English literature . " It was sufficient to negative the assertion that he was indebted to the tasteful and judicious touches of his friend for ...
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... elegant knowledge . " He was at once a skilful sportsman and a man of letters . Unhappily , however , he lacked prudence ; and the rational enjoyments of the field led to the irrational joys of the table . The " elegant competence " he ...
... elegant knowledge . " He was at once a skilful sportsman and a man of letters . Unhappily , however , he lacked prudence ; and the rational enjoyments of the field led to the irrational joys of the table . The " elegant competence " he ...
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... elegant and domestic . Books and flowers seem to have been the only rivals in his thoughts . His rambles were from his fire - side to his garden ; and although the only record of his genius is of a gloomy character , it is evident that ...
... elegant and domestic . Books and flowers seem to have been the only rivals in his thoughts . His rambles were from his fire - side to his garden ; and although the only record of his genius is of a gloomy character , it is evident that ...
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... elegant retirement . In 1746 , he published " the Castle of Indolence " - the most highly finished of all his compositions , and which was " many years under his hand . " He died of fever , in 1748 , and was buried at Richmond ; but a ...
... elegant retirement . In 1746 , he published " the Castle of Indolence " - the most highly finished of all his compositions , and which was " many years under his hand . " He died of fever , in 1748 , and was buried at Richmond ; but a ...
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... elegant . Dr. Johnson , who has painted this portrait , mars it by a rude touch : - " The rest of his character may , without injury to his memory , sink into silence . " His apologist , Dr. Anderson , admits that vanity was his ...
... elegant . Dr. Johnson , who has painted this portrait , mars it by a rude touch : - " The rest of his character may , without injury to his memory , sink into silence . " His apologist , Dr. Anderson , admits that vanity was his ...
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