But such is the present state of our literature, that the ancient sage, who thought a great book a great evil, would now think the multitude of books a multitude of evils. He would consider a bulky writer who engrossed a year, and a swarm of pamphleteers... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Idler - Page 334by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
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...the ancient fage, who thought a great book a great evil, would now think the multitude of bookŁ a multitude of evils. He would confider "a bulky writer...locufts. NUMB. 86. SATURDAY, December 8, 1759. fo the IPLE R. SIR, I AM a young lady newly married to a young gentleman. Our fortune is large, our minds... | |
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