The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions to the first edition, Հատոր 21822 |
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... writing Dedications for others , he considered himself as by no means speaking his own sentiments . Notwithstanding his long silence , I never omitted to write to him , when I had any thing worthy of commu- nicating . I generally kept ...
... writing Dedications for others , he considered himself as by no means speaking his own sentiments . Notwithstanding his long silence , I never omitted to write to him , when I had any thing worthy of commu- nicating . I generally kept ...
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... writer , however , was not the first who suggested this image ; for it is found also in an old book entitled " A Work worth the reading , " by Charles Gibbon , 4to , 1591. In the fifth dialogue of this work , in which the question ...
... writer , however , was not the first who suggested this image ; for it is found also in an old book entitled " A Work worth the reading , " by Charles Gibbon , 4to , 1591. In the fifth dialogue of this work , in which the question ...
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... writing than in not writing . " JOHNSON . " Sir , you may wonder . " 99 He talked of making verses , and observed , " The great difficulty is , to know when you have made good When composing , I have generally had them in my mind ...
... writing than in not writing . " JOHNSON . " Sir , you may wonder . " 99 He talked of making verses , and observed , " The great difficulty is , to know when you have made good When composing , I have generally had them in my mind ...
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... write down what is told you . The little things which distinguish domestick characters are soon forgotten : if you delay to enquire , you will have no information ; if you neglect to write , information will be vain . 7 5 Mr. Langton's ...
... write down what is told you . The little things which distinguish domestick characters are soon forgotten : if you delay to enquire , you will have no information ; if you neglect to write , information will be vain . 7 5 Mr. Langton's ...
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... writes altera in a dissertation upon part of his own science . But as I could hardly venture to quote fragments of old law to so classical a man as Mr. John- son , I have not made an accurate search into 22 [ 1766 . THE LIFE OF.
... writes altera in a dissertation upon part of his own science . But as I could hardly venture to quote fragments of old law to so classical a man as Mr. John- son , I have not made an accurate search into 22 [ 1766 . THE LIFE OF.
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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.