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...lexicographer holds the lowest place, neither vanity nor interest incited me to inquire. DR. S. JOHNSON. It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments...evil, than attracted by the prospect of good ; to he exposed to censure, without hope of praise ; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished for neglect,...

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...his grasp — too subtle for his feelings or understanding. From flu; Preface to t?ic Dictionary. It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments...be exposed to censure without hope of praise ; to he disgraced by miscarriage, or punished for neglect, where success would have been without applause,...

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...and ' pleasures ' are not synonyms, but ' benefits ' might be held to comprehend ' pleasures '. ' It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments...disgraced by miscarriage or punished for neglect, whore success would have been without applause and diligence without reward.' (Johnson.) Here the three...