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" ... barbarity. His history is written with elegance and vigour, but his fabulousness and credulity are justly blamed. His fabulousness, if he was the author of the fictions, is a fault for which no apology can be made ; but his credulity may be excused... "
Annals of Aberdeen, from the Reign of King William the Lion ...: With an ... - Page 367
by William Kennedy - 1818
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1775 - 400 pages
...written with elegance and vigour, but his fabuloufnefs and credulity are juftly blamed. His fabuloufnefs, if he was the author of the fictions, is a fault for...no apology can be made ; but his credulity may be excufed in an age, when all men were credulous. Learning was then rifing on the world ; but ages fo...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, Volumes 1-2

Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1775 - 280 pages
...vigour, but his fabuloufnefs and credulity are juftly blamed. His fabuloufnefs, if he was the author^of the fictions, is a fault for which no apology can be made ; but his credulity may be excufed in an age, when all men were credulous. Learning was then rifing on on the world ; but ages...
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Political tracts. Political essays. Miscellaneous essays. A journey to the ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...written with elegance and vigour, but his fabuloufnefs and credulity are juftly blamed. His fabuloufnefs, if he was the author of the fictions, is a fault for...which no apology can be made; but his credulity may be excufed in an age when all men were credulous. Learning was then rifing on the world ; but ages fo...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Political tracts. Political essays ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 550 pages
...fabuloufnefs and credulity are juftly bhmed. His fabuloufnefs, if he vas the author of the fiftions, is a fault for which no apology can be made; but his credulity may be excufed in an age when all men were credulous. Learning was then rifing on the world ; but ages fo...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1792 - 258 pages
...written with elegance and vigour, but his fabuloufnefs and credulity are juftly blamed. His fabuloufhcfs, if he was the author of the fictions, is a fault .for which no apology can be made 5 but his credulity may be excufed in an age, when all men were credulous. Learning was then rifing...
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson - Authors, English - 1800 - 302 pages
...great diligence upon ancient models, and wholly uninfected with monastic barbarity. His history is written with elegance and vigour, but his fabulousness...are justly blamed. His fabulousness, if he was the auther of the fictions, is a fault for which ao apology can be made; but his credulity may be excused...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...written with elegance and vigour, but his fabuloufnefs and credulity are juftly blamed. His fabuloufnefs, if he was the author of the fictions, is a fault for...no apology can be made ; but his credulity may be excufed in an age when all men were credulous. Learning was then riling on the oo world; but ages fo...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 432 pages
...written with elegance and vigour, but his fabuloufnefs and credulity are juftly blamed. His fabuloufnefs, if he was the author of the fictions, is a, fault...no apology can be made ; but his credulity may be excufed in an age when all men were credulous. Learning was then riling on the world; but ages fo long,...
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The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the ...

Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1805 - 668 pages
...ancient models, and wholly uninfected with monastic barbarity. His history is written with eloquence and vigour ; but his fabulousness and credulity are...excused in an age when all men were credulous. Learning was then rising on the world ; but ages so long accustomed to darkness were too much dazzled with its...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1806 - 360 pages
...great diligence upon ancient models, and wholly uninfected with monastick barbarity. His history is written with elegance and vigour, but his fabulousness...credulity are justly blamed. His fabulousness, if he vras the author of the fictions, is a fault for which no apology can be made ; but his credulity may...
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