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" I believe, is seldom pleased to find his opinion anticipated ; it is natural to delight more in what we find or make, than in what we receive. Judgment, like other faculties, is improved by practice, and its advancement is hindered by submission to dictatorial... "
The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 477
1765
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...anticipated ; it is natural to delight more in what we find or make, than in what we receive. Judgement, like other faculties, is improved by practice, and its advancement is hindered by fubmiffion to dictatorial decifions, as the memory grows torpid by the ufe of a table book. Some initiation...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...anticipated ; it is natural to delight more in what we find or make, than in what we receive. Judgement, like other faculties, is improved by practice, and its advancement is hindered by fubmiflion to dictatorial decifions, as the memory grows torpid by the ufe of a table book. Some initiation...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...feldom pleafed to find his opinion anticipated ; it is natural to delight more in what we find or make, than in what we receive. Judgment, like other faculties,...improved by practice, and its advancement is hindered by fubmiffion to dictatorial decifions, as the memory grows torpid by the ufe of a table-book. Some initiation...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...feldom pleafed to find his Opinion anticipated ; it is natural to delight more in what we find or make, than in what we receive. Judgment, like other Faculties,...by •Practice, and its Advancement is hindered by Submiffion to dictatorial Decifions, as tjie Memory grows torpid by the Ufc of a Table-book. Some Initiation...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...feldom pleafed to find his Opinion anticipated ; it is natural to delight more in what we find or make, than in what we receive. Judgment, like other Faculties,...improved by Practice, and its Advancement is hindered by Submiffion to dictatorial Decifions, as the Memory grows torpid by the Ufe of a Table-book. Some Initiation...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...feldom pleafed to find his opinion anticipated ; it is natural to delight more in what we find or make, than in what we receive. Judgment, like other faculties,...improved by practice, and its advancement is hindered by fubmiffion to dictatorial decifions, as the memory grows torpid by the ufe of a table-book. Some initiation...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...feldom pleafed to find his opinion anticipated ; it is natural to delight more in what we find or make, than in what we receive. Judgment, like other faculties,...improved by practice, and its advancement is hindered by fubmiflion to dictatorial decifions, as the memory grows torpid by the ufe of a table-book. Some initiation...
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Imperfect Hints Towards a New Edition of Shakespeare

Samuel Felton - 1787 - 400 pages
...pleafcd to find his opinion anticipated — it is natural to delight more in what we find or make, than in what we receive. — Judgment, like other faculties, is improved by pradlicc, and its advancement is hindered by fubmiffion to dictatorial decifions." ( 49 ) but more...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...find his opinion anti- '; cipated ; it is natural to delight more in what we find or or make, tlian in what we receive. Judgment, like other faculties,...improved by practice, and its advancement is hindered by submission to dictatorial decisions, as the memory grows torpid by the use of a table-book. Some initiation...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...feldom pleafed to find his opinion anticipated ; it is natural to delight more in what we find or make, than in what we receive. Judgment, like other faculties,...improved by practice, and its advancement is hindered by fubmiffion to dictatorial decifions, as the memory grows torpid by the ufe of a table-book. Some initiation...
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