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... tell you his dreams : the first corruption that entered into my heart was communicated in a dream . " " What was it , Sir ? " said I. " Do not ask me , ” replied he , with much violence , and walked away in apparent agitation . I never ...
... tell you his dreams : the first corruption that entered into my heart was communicated in a dream . " " What was it , Sir ? " said I. " Do not ask me , ” replied he , with much violence , and walked away in apparent agitation . I never ...
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... tell me what to do , and what to avoid , her admonitions were commonly , for that time at least , at an end . " This , I fear , was however at best a momentary refuge , found out by perverseness . No man knew better than Johnson in how ...
... tell me what to do , and what to avoid , her admonitions were commonly , for that time at least , at an end . " This , I fear , was however at best a momentary refuge , found out by perverseness . No man knew better than Johnson in how ...
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... tell whatever they hear particu- larly striking , to some brother , sister , or servant , immediately before the impression is erased by the intervention of newer He perfectly remembered the first time he ever heard of Heaven and Hell ...
... tell whatever they hear particu- larly striking , to some brother , sister , or servant , immediately before the impression is erased by the intervention of newer He perfectly remembered the first time he ever heard of Heaven and Hell ...
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... tell indeed who does , except Dr. Taylor of Ashbourne . " " Why Taylor , " said he , " is better acquainted with my heart than any man or woman now alive ; and the history of my Oxford exploits lies all between him and Adams ; but Dr ...
... tell indeed who does , except Dr. Taylor of Ashbourne . " " Why Taylor , " said he , " is better acquainted with my heart than any man or woman now alive ; and the history of my Oxford exploits lies all between him and Adams ; but Dr ...
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... tell at the same time , that as I never was struck with any thing in the Greek language till I read that , so I never read any thing in the same language since , that pleased me as much . I hope my translation ( continued he ) is not ...
... tell at the same time , that as I never was struck with any thing in the Greek language till I read that , so I never read any thing in the same language since , that pleased me as much . I hope my translation ( continued he ) is not ...
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Johnsoniana: Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Hester Lynch Piozzi,Richard Cumberland Visualização integral - 1884 |
Johnsoniana: Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL. D. Hester Lynch Piozzi,Richard Cumberland Visualização integral - 1884 |
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acquaintance admired anecdotes asked beautiful believe bookseller BOOTHBY Boswell called character coloured conversation COVENT GARDEN DEAR SIR death delight Dictionary dined dinner Doctor Edition elegant England English Engravings essays father Fcap Garrick gave genius gentleman Gentleman's Magazine GEORGE BELL give hear heard History honour hope humour Illustrations Inner Temple JAMES BOSWELL knew labours lady language late laughed learning letter Lichfield literary lived London Lord madam manner Memoir Milton mind Miss morning nature never night obliged observed occasion opinion perhaps person pleased pleasure poem Poets poor Portrait praise published Rambler Rasselas recollect remember replied SAMUEL JOHNSON satire of Juvenal says Scotland seems Shakespeare Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham sure talk tell thing thought Thrale tion Tissington told Translated truth verses virtue vols volume wish words write written wrote
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Página 391 - I might boast myself le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending, but I found my attendance so little encouraged that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed...
Página 31 - Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn; The first in loftiness of thought surpassed, The next in majesty; in both the last. The force of Nature could no further go, To make a third she joined the former two.
Página 382 - ... devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Página 412 - Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod...
Página 377 - Johnson: one, in particular, praised his impartiality ; observing, that he dealt out reason and eloquence, with an equal hand to both parties. " That is not quite true," said Johnson ; " I saved appearances tolerably well; but I took care that the WHIG DOGS should not have the best of it.
Página 391 - I have been lately informed by the proprietor of ' The World,' that two papers, in which my ' Dictionary ' is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like...
Página 363 - ... wherever human nature is to be found, there is a mixture of vice and virtue, a contest of passion and reason; and that the Creator doth not appear partial in his distributions, but has balanced, in most countries, their particular inconveniences by particular favours.
Página 128 - A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek. My old friend Mrs. Carter," he added, " could make a pudding as well as translate Epictetus from the Greek, and work a handkerchief as well as compose a poem.
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