Boswell's Life of Johnson: LifeClarendon Press, 1887 |
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... ( Memoirs of Dr. Burney , i . 284 ) describes ' the perfect ease with which Omai managed a sword which he had received from the King , and which he had that day put on for the first time in order to go to the House of Lords . ' He is the ...
... ( Memoirs of Dr. Burney , i . 284 ) describes ' the perfect ease with which Omai managed a sword which he had received from the King , and which he had that day put on for the first time in order to go to the House of Lords . ' He is the ...
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... Memoirs of the Reign of George II , iii . 153 . 1 What Dr. Johnson has here said , is undoubtedly good sense ; yet I am afraid that law , though defined by Lord Coke ' the perfection of reason , ' is not altogether with him ; for it is ...
... Memoirs of the Reign of George II , iii . 153 . 1 What Dr. Johnson has here said , is undoubtedly good sense ; yet I am afraid that law , though defined by Lord Coke ' the perfection of reason , ' is not altogether with him ; for it is ...
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... Memoirs , i , 172 . 3 Dr. Johnson almost always pre- fers the company of an intelligent man of the world to that of a scholar . ' Mme . D'Arblay's Diary , i . 241 . once 22 Johnson's extensive knowledge . [ A.D. 1776 . once.
... Memoirs , i , 172 . 3 Dr. Johnson almost always pre- fers the company of an intelligent man of the world to that of a scholar . ' Mme . D'Arblay's Diary , i . 241 . once 22 Johnson's extensive knowledge . [ A.D. 1776 . once.
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... Memoirs , i . 261 . 2 Burke , in a letter that he wrote in 1771 ( Corres . i . 330 ) , must have had in mind his talks with Johnson . ' Nay , ' he said , ' it is not uncommon , when men are got into debates , to take now one side , now ...
... Memoirs , i . 261 . 2 Burke , in a letter that he wrote in 1771 ( Corres . i . 330 ) , must have had in mind his talks with Johnson . ' Nay , ' he said , ' it is not uncommon , when men are got into debates , to take now one side , now ...
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... MEMOIRS OF GRAY'S LIFE . 31 Mr. Murphy said. 30 [ A.D. 1776 . In the Monthly Review for May , 1792 , there is such a correction of the above passage , as I should think myself very culpable not to subjoin . ' This account is very ...
... MEMOIRS OF GRAY'S LIFE . 31 Mr. Murphy said. 30 [ A.D. 1776 . In the Monthly Review for May , 1792 , there is such a correction of the above passage , as I should think myself very culpable not to subjoin . ' This account is very ...
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Stran 380 - Yes, I am proud; I must be proud to see Men not afraid of God afraid of me: Safe from the Bar, the Pulpit, and the Throne, Yet touched and shamed by ridicule alone.
Stran 455 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Stran 455 - That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among the ruins of lona.
Stran 381 - Poor stuff! No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
Stran 154 - It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates, and masters, the fear of death : and therefore death is no such terrible enemy, when a man hath so many attendants, about him, that can win the combat of him. Revenge triumphs over death; love slights it; honour aspireth to it; grief flieth to it...
Stran 302 - He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.' So it is in travelling ; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.
Stran 72 - To Gammer Gurton if it give the bays, And yet deny the Careless Husband praise, Or say our fathers never broke a rule ; Why then, I say, the public is a fool.
Stran 13 - I was never summoned to attend even the ceremony of a lecture; and, excepting one voluntary visit to his rooms during the eight months of his titular office, the tutor and pupil lived in the same college as strangers to...
Stran 358 - Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and most materials for conversation; and these purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians.
Stran 159 - Hermit hoar in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray : Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss? and which the way?