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... what may seem trifling to some , and perhaps to the collector himself , may not be most agreeable to many ; and the greater number that an authour can please in any degree , the more pleasure does there arise to a benevolent mind .
... what may seem trifling to some , and perhaps to the collector himself , may not be most agreeable to many ; and the greater number that an authour can please in any degree , the more pleasure does there arise to a benevolent mind .
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Mr. Wilcox , the bookseller , on being informed by him that his intention was to get his livelihood as an authour , eyed his robust frame attentively , and with a significant look , said , “ You ...
Mr. Wilcox , the bookseller , on being informed by him that his intention was to get his livelihood as an authour , eyed his robust frame attentively , and with a significant look , said , “ You ...
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And such was the tenderness of his conscience , that a short time before his death he expressed his regret for his having been the authour of fictions which had passed for realities .'— ED . 1738 ] HIS POEM , LONDON 31 This ...
And such was the tenderness of his conscience , that a short time before his death he expressed his regret for his having been the authour of fictions which had passed for realities .'— ED . 1738 ] HIS POEM , LONDON 31 This ...
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I have heard Johnson gratefully acknowledge , in his presence , the kind and effectual support which he gave to his London , though unacquainted with its authour . Pope , who then filled the poetical throne without a rival , it may ...
I have heard Johnson gratefully acknowledge , in his presence , the kind and effectual support which he gave to his London , though unacquainted with its authour . Pope , who then filled the poetical throne without a rival , it may ...
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Johnson used to be a pretty frequent visitor at the house of Mr. Richardson , authour of Clarissa , and other novels of extensive reputation . Mr. Hogarth came one day to see Richardson , soon after the execution of Dr. Cameron ...
Johnson used to be a pretty frequent visitor at the house of Mr. Richardson , authour of Clarissa , and other novels of extensive reputation . Mr. Hogarth came one day to see Richardson , soon after the execution of Dr. Cameron ...
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acquaintance admiration affection afterwards allow answered appeared asked attention authour believe better BOSWELL called character considered conversation dear death desire dined drink Edited English excellent expressed Garrick gave give given Goldsmith hand happy head hear heard honour hope instance Italy John Johnson kind King lady Langton late learning literary lived London look Lord manner means mentioned merit mind Miss morning nature never night obliged observed occasion once opinion particular passed perhaps person play pleased pleasure present Professor reason received remark respect Reynolds seemed seen shewed Sir Joshua soon strong suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told took truth University walked wine wish wonderful write written wrote young
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Stran 549 - Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd: Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow ; Raze out the written troubles of the brain ; And, with some sweet oblivious antidote, Cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct.
Stran 64 - Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation, my Lord. " Your Lordship's most humble, " Most obedient servant,
Stran 106 - I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and, as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was dressed, and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent, at which he was in a violent passion. I perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him.
Stran 226 - Chambers, you find, is gone far, and poor Goldsmith is gone much further. He died of a fever, exasperated, as I believe, by the fear of distress. He had raised money and squandered it, by every artifice of acquisition and folly of expense. But let not his frailties be remembered; he was a very great man.
Stran 511 - Here was exemplified what Goldsmith said of him, with the aid of a very witty image from one of Gibber's Comedies: " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it.
Stran 544 - I was disobedient : I refused to attend my father to Uttoxeter market. Pride was the source of that refusal, and the remembrance of it was painful. A few years ago I desired to atone for this fault. I went to Uttoxeter in very bad weather, and stood for a considerable time bare-headed in the rain, on the spot where my father's stall used to stand. In contrition I stood, and I hope the penance was expiatory.
Stran 296 - The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the four great Empires of the world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. — All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.
Stran 20 - At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with companions, such as are not often found — with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened life; with Dr James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man! I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure.
Stran 202 - It having been observed that there was little hospitality in London ; JOHNSON. " Nay, Sir, any man who has a name, or who has the power of pleasing, will be very generally invited in London. The man, Sterne, I have been told, has had engagements for three months." GOLDSMITH.
Stran 23 - He now set up a private academy, for which purpose he hired a large house, well situated near his native city. In the Gentleman's Magazine for 1736, there is the following advertisement: " At Edial, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, young gentlemen are boarded and taught the Latin and Greek languages, by SAMUEL JOHNSON.
Bibliografski podatki
| Naslov | Boswell's Life of Johnson The Modern student's library |
| Avtor | James Boswell |
| Urednik | Charles Grosvenor Osgood |
| Založnik | Scribner's Sons, 1917 |
| Vir izvirnika | Harvardska univerza |
| Pretvorjeno v digitalni zapis | 21 feb 2006 |
| Dolžina | 574 strani |
| Izvozi navedbo | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |