Boswell's Life of Johnson, Volume 5A. Constable and Company, Limited, 1901 |
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... give you my opinion , that you would lessen yourself by it . What can you tell of countries so well known as those upon the continent of Europe , which you have visited ? ' BOSWELL : ' But I can give an enter- taining narrative , with ...
... give you my opinion , that you would lessen yourself by it . What can you tell of countries so well known as those upon the continent of Europe , which you have visited ? ' BOSWELL : ' But I can give an enter- taining narrative , with ...
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... give a pretty full account of one of the most curious incidents in Johnson's life , of which he himself has made the following minute on this day : ' In my return from church , I was accosted by Edwards , an old fellow - collegian , who ...
... give a pretty full account of one of the most curious incidents in Johnson's life , of which he himself has made the following minute on this day : ' In my return from church , I was accosted by Edwards , an old fellow - collegian , who ...
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... gives us reason to hope for a future state of compensation , that there may be a perfect system . But or that we were not sure till we had a positive revelation . ' I told him that his Rasselas had often made me unhappy ; for it ...
... gives us reason to hope for a future state of compensation , that there may be a perfect system . But or that we were not sure till we had a positive revelation . ' I told him that his Rasselas had often made me unhappy ; for it ...
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... give them hearty praise ? ' JOHNSON : Why , madam , because I have not then got the better of my bad humour from having been shown them . You must consider , madam , before- hand , they may be bad , as well as good . Nobody has a right ...
... give them hearty praise ? ' JOHNSON : Why , madam , because I have not then got the better of my bad humour from having been shown them . You must consider , madam , before- hand , they may be bad , as well as good . Nobody has a right ...
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... give a suppressive vote . Both Goldsmith's come- dies were once refused : his first by Garrick , his second by Colman , who was prevailed on at last by much solicitation , nay , a kind of force , to bring it on . His Vicar of Wakefield ...
... give a suppressive vote . Both Goldsmith's come- dies were once refused : his first by Garrick , his second by Colman , who was prevailed on at last by much solicitation , nay , a kind of force , to bring it on . His Vicar of Wakefield ...
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Página 225 - Biron they call him ; but a merrier man. Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit ; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest...
Página 101 - I cannot but remark a kind of respect, perhaps unconsciously, paid to this great man by his biographers : every house in which he resided is historically mentioned, as if it were an injury to neglect naming any place that he honoured by his presence.
Página 221 - And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom ; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Página 260 - Well tried through many a varying year, See Levett to the grave descend, Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend. Yet still he fills affection's eye, Obscurely wise and coarsely kind ; Nor, letter'd arrogance, deny Thy praise to merit unrefined.
Página 74 - I should have believed Burke to be Junius, because I know no man but Burke who is capable of writing these letters ; but Burke spontaneously denied it to me.
Página 178 - ... once been asked, Whether Pope was a poet, otherwise than by asking in return, If Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found? To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only show the narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made.
Página 176 - My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task; my doubts are done: What more could fright my faith, than Three in One?
Página 232 - Stillingfleet,1 whose dress was remarkably grave, and in particular it was observed, that he wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, "We can do nothing without the blue stockings;" and thus by degrees the title was established.
Página 183 - With such faculties and such dispositions, he excelled every other writer in poetical prudence: he wrote in such a manner as might expose him to few hazards.
Página 174 - ... round. This darkness, had his eyes been better employed, had undoubtedly deserved compassion : but to add the mention of danger was ungrateful and unjust. He was fallen indeed on evil days ; the time was come in which regicides could no longer boast their wickedness. But of evil tongues for Milton to complain, required impudence at least equal to his other powers ; Milton, whose warmest advocates must allow that he never spared any asperity of reproach or brutality of insolence.