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" Here he had the privilege of a country recess, the fragrant bower, the spreading lawn, the flowery garden, and other advantages, to sooth his mind, and aid his restoration to health ; to yield him, whenever he chose them, most grateful intervals from... "
The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical ... - Page 251
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 pages
...enable him ft to return to them with redoubled vigour " and delight. Had it not been for this moft " happy event, he might, as to outward view, " have...through many more years of languor, " and inability for publick fervice, and even " for profitable ftudy, or perhaps might have " funk into his grave under...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...him cc *e to return to them with redoubled vigour *' and delight. Had it not been for this moft cc happy event, he might, as to outward view, have feebly,...painfully, dragged " on through many more years of languor, cc and inability for publick fervice, and even <c for profitable ftudy, or perhaps might have te funk...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English ..., Volume 58

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pages
...redoubled vigour and def' light. Had it not been for this mofl " happy event, he might, as to out" ward view, have feebly, it may be " painfully, dragged...many " more years of languor, and inability " for publick fervice, and even for prof< fitable ftudy, or perhaps might have " funk into his grave under...
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PREFACES BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL TO THE WORKS OF THE ENGLISH POETS.

SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pages
...vigour and de;" light. Had it not been for this moft " happy event, he might, as to out•*-* ward view, have feebly, it may be ." painfully, dragged...many -" more years of languor, and inability " for publick fervice, and even for pro-- , " fitable ftudy, or perhaps might have , " funk into his grave...
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Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A. Philips. West. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...he chofe them, moft grateful intervals " from his laborious ftudies, and enable him " to (C cc " c< -to return to them with redoubled vigour ." and delight. Had it not been for this moft " happy event, he might, as to outward view, have feebly, it may be painfully, dragged on through...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 504 pages
...redoubled vigour " and delight. Had it not been for this moft f' happy event, he might, as tooutward vieW; " have feebly, it may be painfully, dragged...through many more years of languor^ " and inability for publick fervice, and even. " for profitable ftudy, or perhaps might have . " funk into his grave under...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...enable him to return to them with re** doubled vigour and delight. Had it not been for f this moft happy event, he might, as to outward ** " view, have...painfully, dragged " on through many more years of langour, and in" ability for publick fervice, and even for profitable " ftudy, or perhaps might have...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...doubled vigour and delight. Had it not been for " this rncft happy event, he might, as to outward * i view, have feebly, it may be painfully, dragged " on through many more years of langour, and hii '* ability for publick fervice, and even for profitable " ftudy,' or perhaps might...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...vigour and delight. Had it not been for « this moft happy event, he might, as tp outwanl " view, ** view, have feebly, it may be painfully, dragged *' on through many more years of langour, and in" ability for publick fervice, and even for profitable " ftudy, or perhaps might have...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 9

Robert Anderson - 1795 - 972 pages
...doubled vigour and delight. Had it not been for this happy event, he might, as to outward VK", }-.,. v,_ feebly, it may be painfully, dragged on through many more years of languor and inability for public fervice, and even for profitable ftudy, or perhaps might have funk into his grave under the overwhelming...
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