The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions to the first edition, Količina 11807 |
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... known , " Leave reason , faith , and conscience , all our own . " 99 He added , " These are all of which I can be sure . ' They bear a small proportion to the whole , which consists of four hundred and thirty - eight verses . Goldsmith ...
... known , " Leave reason , faith , and conscience , all our own . " 99 He added , " These are all of which I can be sure . ' They bear a small proportion to the whole , which consists of four hundred and thirty - eight verses . Goldsmith ...
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... known nothing of you or of Langton , from the time that dear Miss Langton left us , had not I met Mr. Simpson , of Lincoln , one day in the street , by whom I was informed that Mr. Lang- ton , your Mamma , and yourself , had been all ...
... known nothing of you or of Langton , from the time that dear Miss Langton left us , had not I met Mr. Simpson , of Lincoln , one day in the street , by whom I was informed that Mr. Lang- ton , your Mamma , and yourself , had been all ...
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... was three or four dishes ; the appurtenances to his table were neat and handsome ; he fre- quently entertained company at dinner , and then his table was " His art of life certainly deserves to be known 5 16 THE LIFE OF 1766. ...
... was three or four dishes ; the appurtenances to his table were neat and handsome ; he fre- quently entertained company at dinner , and then his table was " His art of life certainly deserves to be known 5 16 THE LIFE OF 1766. ...
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James Boswell Edmond Malone. " His art of life certainly deserves to be known and studied . He lived in plenty and elegance upon an well served with as many dishes as were usual at the tables of the other gentlemen in the neighbourhood ...
James Boswell Edmond Malone. " His art of life certainly deserves to be known and studied . He lived in plenty and elegance upon an well served with as many dishes as were usual at the tables of the other gentlemen in the neighbourhood ...
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... known it . These few particulars , which I knew myself , or have obtained from those who lived with him , may afford instruction , and be an incen- tive to that wise art of living , which he so successfully practised . " Of his being in ...
... known it . These few particulars , which I knew myself , or have obtained from those who lived with him , may afford instruction , and be an incen- tive to that wise art of living , which he so successfully practised . " Of his being in ...
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Stran 470 - 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.
Stran 356 - The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write ; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.
Stran 246 - Then we upon our globe's last verge shall go, And see the ocean leaning on the sky ; From thence our rolling neighbours we shall know, And on the lunar world securely pry.
Stran 228 - 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. "And a very dull fellow.
Stran 49 - ... supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclusive. But, Sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not convince yourself may convince the judge to whom you urge it ; and if it does convince him, why, then. Sir, you are wrong, and he is right. It is his business to judge ; and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that a cause is bad, but to say all you can for your client, and then hear the judge's opinion.
Stran 74 - Talking of a London life, he said: " The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who have been in it. I will venture to say, there is more learning and science within the circumference of ten miles from where we now sit, than in all the rest of the kingdom.
Stran 191 - I believe they might be good beings, but they were not fit to be in the University of Oxford. A cow is a very good animal in the field, but we turn her out of a garden.
Stran 6 - 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 257 - Sir, that is because at first she has full time and makes her nest deliberately. In the case you mention she is pressed to lay, and must therefore make her nest quickly, and consequently it will be slight." GOLDSMITH. " The nidification of birds is what is least known in natural history, though one of the most curious things in it.
Stran 469 - The master of the house is anxious to entertain his guests ; the guests are anxious to be agreeable to him : and no man, but a very impudent dog indeed, can as freely command what is in another man's house, as if it were his own. Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome : and the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcoroer you are.