The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions to the first edition, Հատոր 21822 |
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... nature , and is expected soon to attain civil greatness . I am grown greater too , for I have maintained the newspapers these many weeks ; and what is greater still , I have risen every morning since New - year's day , at about eight ...
... nature , and is expected soon to attain civil greatness . I am grown greater too , for I have maintained the newspapers these many weeks ; and what is greater still , I have risen every morning since New - year's day , at about eight ...
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... nature and use of such works . The King asked him if it was well done now . Johnson answered , he had no reason to think that it was . The King then asked him if there were any other lite- rary journals published in this kingdom ...
... nature and use of such works . The King asked him if it was well done now . Johnson answered , he had no reason to think that it was . The King then asked him if there were any other lite- rary journals published in this kingdom ...
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... natural character prevailed . He sprung from the sofa , advanced to Johnson , and in a kind of flutter , from imagining himself in the situation which he had just been hearing described , exclaimed , " Well , you acquitted yourself in ...
... natural character prevailed . He sprung from the sofa , advanced to Johnson , and in a kind of flutter , from imagining himself in the situation which he had just been hearing described , exclaimed , " Well , you acquitted yourself in ...
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... nature . 66 We have the following notice in his devotional record : August 2 , 1767. I have been disturbed and un- settled for a long time , and have been without resolution to apply to study or to business , being hindered by sudden ...
... nature . 66 We have the following notice in his devotional record : August 2 , 1767. I have been disturbed and un- settled for a long time , and have been without resolution to apply to study or to business , being hindered by sudden ...
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... nature and characters of manners ; and there is the difference between the cha- racters of Fielding and those of Richardson . Characters of manners are very entertaining ; but they are to be understood , by a more superficial observer ...
... nature and characters of manners ; and there is the difference between the cha- racters of Fielding and those of Richardson . Characters of manners are very entertaining ; but they are to be understood , by a more superficial observer ...
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Էջ 301 - There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
Էջ 207 - Why, Dr. Johnson, this is not so easy as you seem to think; for if you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like WHALES.
Էջ 424 - No, Sir ; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.
Էջ 314 - He made the common remark on the unhappiness which men who have led a busy life experience, when they retire in expectation of enjoying themselves at ease, and that they generally languish for want of their habitual occupation, and wish to return to it. He mentioned as strong an instance of this as can well be imagined.
Էջ 150 - 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 112 - the poor in England were better provided for than in any other country of the same extent: he did not mean little Cantons, or petty Republicks. Where a great proportion of the people...
Էջ 205 - ... that the fear of something made him resolve ; it is upon the state of his mind, after the resolution is taken, that I argue. Suppose a man either from fear, or pride, or conscience, or whatever motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution is taken, he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the King of Prussia by the nose, at the head of his army. He cannot fear the rack, who is resolved to kill himself. When Eustace...
Էջ 1 - Sir, that all who are happy, are equally happy, is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness. A peasant has not capacity for having equal happiness with a philosopher.
Էջ 211 - Yet there is no man whose company is more liked.' JOHNSON. 'To be sure, Sir. When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer, their inferiour while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying to them.