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Johnson's Lives of the British poets completed by W. Hazlitt - Page 215
by Samuel Johnson - 1854
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 504 pages
...if not by favouring them, by forbearing to appofe them. To charge thofe favourable reprefentations, which men give of their own minds, with the guilt of hypocritical falfhood, would mew more fevcrity than knowledge. The writer commonly believes himfelf. Almoft every...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...if not by favouring them, by forbearing to oppofc theno. To charge thofe favourable reprefentationsj which men give of their own minds, with the guilt of hypocritical falfehood, would {hew more feverity than knowledge. The writer commonly believes himfelf. Almoft every...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...the different dispositions of mankind ; but a Letter is ad* dressed to a single mind, of which the prejudices and partialities are known^ and must therefore...representations, which men give of their own minds, wirh the guilt of hypocritical falsehood, would shew more severity than knowledge. The writer commonly...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 340 pages
...pleafe, if not by favouring them, by forbearing to oppofe them. • - • •- To • • To charge thofe favourable representations, which men give of their own minds, ,with the guilt of hypocritical falfehood, would fliew more feverity than knowledge. The writer commonly, believes himfelf. Almoft...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...mankind ; but a Letter is addressed to a single mind, 6f which the prejudices and partialities are knownj and must therefore please, if not by favouring them,...minds, with the guilt of hypocritical falsehood, would shew more severity than knowledge. The writer commonly believes himself. Almost every man's thoughts,...
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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...amongst the different dispositions of mankind. But a letter is addressed to a single mind, of which the prejudices and partialities are known, and must therefore...if not by favouring them, by forbearing to oppose ^hem. Life of Pope, Friendship is not always the sequel of obli•gatioru LifeofThompfon. Unequal friendships...
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The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...among the different dispositions of mankind ; but a Letter is addressed to a single mind, of which the prejudices and partialities are known ; and must therefore...minds with the guilt of hypocritical falsehood, would shew more severity than knowledge. The writer commonly believes himself. Almost every man's thoughts,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 12

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...among the difllrent dispositions of mankind ; but a letter is addressed to a single mind, of which die prejudices and partialities are known ; and must therefore...charge those favourable representations, which men give qf their own minds, with the guilt of hypocritical falsehood, would show more severity than knowledge....
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 11

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...among the different dispositions of mankind ; but a Letter is addressed to a single mind, of which the prejudices and partialities are known ; and must therefore please, if not by favouring them, by ibrbearingf to oppose them. Tq To charge those favourable representations, which men give of their...
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Broome, Pope, Pitt, Thomson

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...among- the different dispositions of mankind ; but a letter is addressed to a single mind, of which the prejudices and partialities are known ; and must therefore please, if not by favouring then), by forbearing to oppose them. To charge those favourable representations, which men give of...
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