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Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language

By Samuel Johnson

Release : 1784-01-01

Genre : Careers, Books, Business & Personal Finance

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It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good; to be exposed to censure, without hope of praise; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished for neglect, where success would have been without applause, and diligence without reward.

Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language

By Samuel Johnson

Release : 1784-01-01

Genre : Careers, Books, Business & Personal Finance

Kind : ebook

4 (0 ratings)
It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good; to be exposed to censure, without hope of praise; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished for neglect, where success would have been without applause, and diligence without reward.

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