The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to the Hebrides. To which are added, Anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, &c. and notes by various hands, Հատոր 31835 |
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... asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " Sir , " said she , with some warmth , " I wrote that poem before I had the honour ( 1 ) As to her poems , she many years attempted to publish them : the half - crowns she had got towards ...
... asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " Sir , " said she , with some warmth , " I wrote that poem before I had the honour ( 1 ) As to her poems , she many years attempted to publish them : the half - crowns she had got towards ...
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... asked him if he was not fond of going thither . To which Johnson answered , that he was indeed fond of going to Oxford sometimes , but was likewise glad to come back again . The King then asked him what they were doing at Ox- ford ...
... asked him if he was not fond of going thither . To which Johnson answered , that he was indeed fond of going to Oxford sometimes , but was likewise glad to come back again . The King then asked him what they were doing at Ox- ford ...
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... asked by another friend , at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , whether he made any reply to this high compliment , he answered , " No , Sir . When the King had said it , it was to be So. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign ...
... asked by another friend , at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , whether he made any reply to this high compliment , he answered , " No , Sir . When the King had said it , it was to be So. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my Sovereign ...
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... asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson answered , " Warburton has most general , most scholastic learn- ing ; Lowth is the more correct scholar . I do not know which of them calls names best . " The King was pleased to say he was ...
... asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson answered , " Warburton has most general , most scholastic learn- ing ; Lowth is the more correct scholar . I do not know which of them calls names best . " The King was pleased to say he was ...
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... asked him what he thought of Dr. Hill . ( 1 ) Johnson answered , that he was an in- genious man , but had no veracity ; and immediately mentioned , as an instance of it , an assertion of that writer , that he had seen objects magnified ...
... asked him what he thought of Dr. Hill . ( 1 ) Johnson answered , that he was an in- genious man , but had no veracity ; and immediately mentioned , as an instance of it , an assertion of that writer , that he had seen objects magnified ...
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Էջ 206 - Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted that you would hang yourself. But you must read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment.
Էջ 85 - Why, sir, that was because he knew the strange colour would attract crowds to gaze at it, and thus they might hear of him, and see how well he could make a coat even of so absurd a colour.
Էջ 29 - I desired all to withdraw ; then told her that we were to part forever; that as Christians, we should part with prayer; and that I would, if she was willing, say a short prayer beside her.
Էջ 85 - Nor public flame, nor private dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine Lo, thy dread empire, Chaos ! is restored; Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great Anarch, lets the curtain fall, And universal darkness buries all.
Էջ 201 - But, Sir, in the British Constitution it is surely of importance to keep up a spirit in the people, so as to preserve a balance against the Crown ". JoHNSON : " Sir, I perceive you are a vile Whig. — Why all this childish jealousy of the power of the Crown ? The Crown has not power enough.
Էջ 252 - On Tuesday, April 13, he and Dr. Goldsmith and I dined at General Oglethorpe's. Goldsmith expatiated on the common topick, that the race of our people was degenerated, and that this was owing to luxury. JOHNSON. " Sir, in the first place, I doubt the fact. I believe there are as many tall men in England now, as ever there were.
Էջ 225 - I collated such copies as I could procure, and wished for more, but have not found the collectors of these rarities very communicative.
Էջ 174 - If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Էջ 247 - History of his Own Times,' is very entertaining. The style, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find out the truth. He was like a man who resolves to regulate his time by a certain watch ; but he will not inquire whether the watch is right or not.
Էջ 272 - Nay, Sir, I would not have him prove it. If he is content to take his information from others, he may get through his book with little trouble, and without much endangering his reputation. But if he makes experiments for so comprehensive a book as his, there would be no end to them ; his erroneous assertions would then fall upon himself ; and he might be blamed for not having made experiments as to every particular.