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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ... - Page 144
by Alexander Chalmers - 1813
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 pages
...verba ardtntia, forcible Expreffions, which he would never have found, but by venturing to the utmoft Verge of Propriety ; and Flights which would never...who had very little Fear of the Shame of Falling. There remains yet an Obje&ion againft the Writings of Browne^ more formidable than the Animadverfions...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 428 pages
...verta ardent:at forcible Kxprcilions, which he would never have found, but by venturing to the utmoft Verge of Propriety; and Flights which would never...who had very little Fear of the Shame of Falling. There remains yet an Objection againft the Wri.tings of Browne, more formidable than the Animadverfions...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces. ...

1774 - 390 pages
...verbaardentia, forcible Expreffions, which he would never have found, but by venturing to the utmoft Verge of Propriety ; and Flights which would never...who had very little Fear of the Shame of Falling. ,:... There remains yet an Objection againfl the Writings of Browne, more formidable than the Animadverfions...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...verba ardentia, forcible expreffions, which he would never have found, but by venturing to the.utmoft verge of propriety ; and flights which would never...reached, but by one who had very little fear of the fhame of falling. There remains yet an objection againft the writings of Browne, more formidable than...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...expreffions, which he would never have found, but by venturing to the utmoft verge of propriety ; and ffights which would never have been reached, but by one who had very little fear of the fhame of falling. There remains yet an objection againft the writings of Browne, more formidable than...
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Lives of eminent persons. Letters. Prayers. Index

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 558 pages
...-verba ardentia, forcible expreffions, which he would never have found, but by venturing to the utmoft verge of propriety ; and flights which would never...reached, but by one who had very little fear of the fhame of falling. There remains yet an objection againft the writings of Browne, more formidable than...
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Miscellaneous and fugitive pieces [chiefly of Johnson, ed. by T ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 400 pages
...But his innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities happy : he has many verba ardenlia, forcible expressions, which he would never have found,...who had very little fear of the shame of falling. There remains yet an objection against the writings of Browne, more formidable than the animadversions...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.: In Twelve Volumes, Volume 12

Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 402 pages
...not content to express in many words that idea for which any language could supply a single term. But his innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities...who had very little fear of the shame of falling. There remains yet an objection against the writings of Browne, more formidable than the animadversions...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 12

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 pages
...not content to express in many words that idea for which any language could supply a single term. But his innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities...who had very little fear of the shame of falling. There remains.yet an objection against the writings of Browne, more formidable than the animadversions...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 12

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 872 pages
...not content to express in many words that idea for which any language could supply a single term. But his innovations are sometimes pleasing, and his temerities...who had very little fear of the shame of falling. There remains yetanobjectionagainstthewritings of Browne, more formidable than theanimadversions of...
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