The life of Samuel Johnson. [Followed by] The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, Količina 21851 |
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... appeared in his manners , was more striking to me now , from my having been accustomed to the studied , smooth , complying habits of the Continent ; and I clearly recognised in him , not without respect for his honest conscientious zeal ...
... appeared in his manners , was more striking to me now , from my having been accustomed to the studied , smooth , complying habits of the Continent ; and I clearly recognised in him , not without respect for his honest conscientious zeal ...
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... appearance ever gained be- fore . He made two speeches in the House for repealing the Stamp Act , which were publicly com- mended by Mr. Pitt , and have filled the town with wonder . A EDMUND BURKE , 1 Burke entered the House of Commons ...
... appearance ever gained be- fore . He made two speeches in the House for repealing the Stamp Act , which were publicly com- mended by Mr. Pitt , and have filled the town with wonder . A EDMUND BURKE , 1 Burke entered the House of Commons ...
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... appearance , as to clothes , was genteelly neat and plain . He had always a postchaise , and kept three horses . " Such , with the resources I have mentioned , was his way of living , which he did not suffer to employ his whole income ...
... appearance , as to clothes , was genteelly neat and plain . He had always a postchaise , and kept three horses . " Such , with the resources I have mentioned , was his way of living , which he did not suffer to employ his whole income ...
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... appeared at once that the allowance was much more than sufficient for his small family ; and this proved a clear conviction , that could not be answered , and saved all future dispute . He was , in general , very dili - gently and ...
... appeared at once that the allowance was much more than sufficient for his small family ; and this proved a clear conviction , that could not be answered , and saved all future dispute . He was , in general , very dili - gently and ...
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... appeared to me to be undoubtedly Johnson's . I asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " Sir , " said she ... appearance of defrauding her subscribers : But what can I do ? the Doctor [ Johnson ] always puts me off with Well , we'll ...
... appeared to me to be undoubtedly Johnson's . I asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " Sir , " said she ... appearance of defrauding her subscribers : But what can I do ? the Doctor [ Johnson ] always puts me off with Well , we'll ...
Pogosti izrazi in povedi
Account of Corsica acquaintance admiration affectionate afraid afterwards answered appeared asked believe BENNET LANGTON bookseller called character church compliments consider conversation DEAR SIR dined Doctor of Medicine Edinburgh edition eminent England Erse favour Garrick gentleman GEORGE STEEVENS give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson judge king lady Langton laugh learned letter Lichfield literary live London Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter manner mentioned merit mind nation never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford pamphlet perhaps pleased pleasure poem published reason remark respect Samuel Johnson Scotch Scotland seemed Shakspeare Sir Joshua Reynolds soon suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale told Tom Davies truth Williams wish wonder write written wrote
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Stran 102 - 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.
Stran 258 - Smart showed the disturbance of his mind by falling upon his knees and saying his prayers in the street, or in any other unusual place. Now although, rationally speaking, it is greater madness not to pray at all, than to pray as Smart did, I am afraid there are so many who do not pray, that their understanding is not called in question.
Stran 120 - Mr. Mickle, the translator of « The Lusiad,' and I went to visit him at this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home; but, having a curiosity to see his apartment, we went in, and found curious scraps of descriptions of animals scrawled upon the wall with a blacklead pencil.
Stran 12 - Redress the rigours of the inclement clime ; Aid slighted truth with thy persuasive strain ; Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain : Teach him, that states of native strength...
Stran 61 - I think that essay does her honour." JOHNSON. " Yes, Sir ; it does her honour, but it would do nobody else honour. I have, indeed, not read it all. But when I take up the end of a web, and find it packthread, I do not expect, by looking further to find embroidery. Sir, I will venture to say, there is not one sentence of true criticism in her book.
Stran 140 - He was then very merry, and talked occasionally of many things with his attendants. Among other things, he said, that if he were necessitated to take any particular profession of life, he could not be a lawyer, adding his reasons : 'I cannot (saith he,) defend a bad, nor yield in a good cause.
Stran 111 - Goldsmith's Life of Parnell is poor; not that it is poorly written, but that he had poor materials ; for nobody can write the life of a man, but those who have eat and drunk and lived in social intercourse with him.
Stran 82 - Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, he said, was the only book that ever took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise.
Stran 258 - ... had a pair of unbuckled shoes by way of slippers. But all these slovenly particularities were forgotten the moment that he began to talk. Some gentlemen, whom I do not recollect, were sitting with him; and when they went away, I also rose; but he said to me, " Nay, don't go." " Sir," said I, " I am afraid that I intrude upon you. It is benevolent to allow me to sit and hear you.
Stran 113 - 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.