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New England Sheriff: Or, Digest of the Duties of Civil Officers; Being a ...
by Isaac Goodwin - 1830 - 312 pages
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 17

English literature - 1755 - 694 pages
...feduce attention, and cafual eclipfes of the mind will darken learning ; and that the writer (hall often in vain trace his memory at the moment of need, for that which yefterday he knew with intuitive readinefs, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow....
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A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the folio ed., by the ...

Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 pages
...feduce attention, and cafual eclipfes of the mind will darken learning ; and that the writer (hall often in vain trace his memory at the moment of need, for that which yefterday he knew with intuitive readinefe, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow....
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...will feduce Attention, and cafual Eclipfes of the Mind will darken Learning; and that the Writer fhall often in vain trace his Memory, at the Moment of Need, for that which Yefterday he knew with intuitive Readinefs, and which will £ome uncalled into his Thoughts To-morrow....
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...will feduce Attention, and cafual Eclipfes of the Mind will darken Learnmg; and that the Writer fhall often in vain trace his Memory, at the Moment of Need, for that which Yefterday ,he knew with intuitive Readinefe, and which will come un* •called into his Thoughts To-morrow....
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The Beauties of Johnson: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...feduce attention ; and cafual eclipfes of the mind will darken learning ; fo that the writer Ihall often, in vain, trace his memory at the moment of need, for thaC which yeflerdny he knew with intuitive readinefs, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...will leduce attention, andcaiual eclipfesof the mind will darken learning ; and that the writer fhall often in vain trace his memory at the moment of need, for that which yefterday he knew with intuitive readinefs, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts tomorrow....
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A View of Nature, in Letters to a Traveller Among the Alps: With Reflections ...

Richard Joseph Sulivan (Sie) - France - 1794 - 542 pages
...that a man shall often, in vain, search his memory at the moment of need, for that which he yesterday knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-rnorrow. The The mind, it is thus evident, not only becomes fatigued like the body, but they both...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal

1797 - 614 pages
...attention, and casual eclipses of the mind will darken learning; and that the writer shall often in Tain trace his memory at the moment of need, for that which...which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow." We cannot dismiss this article without repeating that the editor appears to us to merit thanks from...
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The Port Folio

Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1819 - 550 pages
...avocatians will seduce attention; and casual eclipses of the mind will darken learning; so that the writer shall often, in vain, trace his memory at the moment...which will come uncalled into his thoughts to-morrow. RESOLUTION.—Resolution and success reciprocally produce each other. FOR TBE FORT FOLIO. THE BULL-FIGHTS...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...will feduce attention, and cafual eclipfes of the mind will darken learning; and that the writer fhall often in vain trace his memory at the moment of need, for that which ycftcrday he knew with intuitive readinefs,. and which will come uncalled into his thoughts tomorrow....
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