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" THE Life of Dr. PARNELL is a task which I should very willingly decline, since it has been lately written by Goldsmith, a man of such variety of powers, and such felicity of performance, that he always seemed to do best that which he was doing ; a man... "
Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of Old English ... - Page 68
by Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807
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Dryden. Smith. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax. Parnell. Garth. Rowe. Addison ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pages
...a man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do beft that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion j whofe language was copious without exuberance, exacT:...
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PREFACES BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL TO THE WORKS OF THE ENGLISH POETS.

SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pages
...•fuch variety -of power-s-, •and fuch felfcity"bf performance, that- .fte always feemed to dd beft that which he was doing; a man. who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exaift...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English ..., Volume 58

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pages
...man of "fuch variety of powers., and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to* do beft that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute with-' out tedioufnefs, and general without con-' I fufion ; whofe language was copious' without exuberance,...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 pages
...man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do befrthat which he was doing; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exact without...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...a man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do beft that which he was doing; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exadl without...
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Essays and Criticisms, by Dr. Goldsmith;: With an Account of the ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1798 - 282 pages
...man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do beft, that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exact without...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...very willingly •*• decline, since it has been lately written by Goldsmith a man of such irifty of powers, and such felicity of performance, that he always seemed to d» bat th« which he was doing ja man who had the art of being minute »khwt tediousness, ind general...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1801 - 424 pages
...man of fuch -variety of powers, andfuch felicity of performance, .that he always feemed to do beft that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confujion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exatt without...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...a man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do beft that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exact without...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...a man of fuch variety of powers, and fuch felicity of performance, that he always feemed to do beft that which he was doing ; a man who had the art of being minute without tedioufnefs, and general without confufion ; whofe language was copious without exuberance, exact without...
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