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Having, however, been printed at the very accurate press of Mr. Baldwin, I make
no doubt it will be found not less perfect than the former edition ; the greatest care
having been taken, by correctness and elegance to do justice to one of the most ...
Having, however, been printed at the very accurate press of Mr. Baldwin, I make
no doubt it will be found not less perfect than the former edition ; the greatest care
having been taken, by correctness and elegance to do justice to one of the most ...
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Let me add , that though I doubt I should this with more advantages ; independent
of not have been very prompt to gratify Sir John Hawkins literary abilities , in
which I am not vain with any compliment in his lite - time , I do now frankly ...
Let me add , that though I doubt I should this with more advantages ; independent
of not have been very prompt to gratify Sir John Hawkins literary abilities , in
which I am not vain with any compliment in his lite - time , I do now frankly ...
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Sed hæ sunt nuge , * With regard to question of purity or and I have great
expectations from the perpropriety , ( says he ) I was once in doubt formance . " ' t
whether I should not attribute to myself too That he was fully aware of the arduous
nuch ...
Sed hæ sunt nuge , * With regard to question of purity or and I have great
expectations from the perpropriety , ( says he ) I was once in doubt formance . " ' t
whether I should not attribute to myself too That he was fully aware of the arduous
nuch ...
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Sir , ( said he , with him , and , " I doubt , Derrick is his enemy . * + a stern look , ) I
have known David Garrick “ Derrick may do very well , as long as he longer than
you have done : and I know no can outrun his character ; but the moment right ...
Sir , ( said he , with him , and , " I doubt , Derrick is his enemy . * + a stern look , ) I
have known David Garrick “ Derrick may do very well , as long as he longer than
you have done : and I know no can outrun his character ; but the moment right ...
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He no doubt had an early attach - | and vice . Johnson : “ Why , Sir , if the ment to
the House of Stuart ; but his zeal fellow does not think as he speaks , he is lyhad
cooled as his reason strengthened . In ing ; and I see not what honour he can ...
He no doubt had an early attach - | and vice . Johnson : “ Why , Sir , if the ment to
the House of Stuart ; but his zeal fellow does not think as he speaks , he is lyhad
cooled as his reason strengthened . In ing ; and I see not what honour he can ...
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Página 66 - Seven years, my lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before.
Página 335 - Far from me, and from my friends, be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us, indifferent and unmoved, over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. The 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.
Página 127 - After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it —
Página 18 - Of Gilbert Walmsley, thus presented to my mind, let me indulge myself in the remembrance. I knew him very early : he was one of the first friends that literature procured me, and I hope that at least my gratitude made me worthy of his notice. He was of an advanced age, and I was only not a boy; yet he never received my notions with contempt. He was a Whig, with all the virulence and malevolence of his party; yet difference of opinion did not keep us apart. I honoured him, and he endured me. He had...
Página 126 - At supper this night he talked of good eating- with uncommon satisfaction. " Some people (said he,) have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously, and very carefully ; for I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind any thing else.
Página 187 - 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. When I say that all governments are alike, I consider that in no government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it. If a sovereign oppresses his people to a great degree, they will rise and cut off his...
Página 161 - Goldsmith, to divert the tedious minutes, strutted about, bragging of his dress, and I believe was seriously vain of it, for his mind was wonderfully prone to such impressions'. 'Come, come, (said Garrick,) talk no more of that. You are, perhaps, the worst — eh, eh...
Página 18 - His studies had been so various, that I am not able to name a man of equal knowledge. His acquaintance with books was great ; and what he did not immediately know, he could at least tell where to find. Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes in which I have not some advantage from his friendship. At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with companions such as are not often found, with...
Página 208 - Now Goldsmith's putting himself against another, is like a man laying a hundred to one who cannot spare the hundred. It is not worth a man's while. A man should not lay a hundred to one unless he can easily spare it, though he has a hundred chances for him: he can get but a guinea, and he may lose a hundred. Goldsmith is in this state. When he contends, if he gets the better, it is a very little addition to a man of his literary reputation: if he does not get the better, he is miserably vexed.
Página 299 - Well, sir, and what then ? What care /for his patriotic friends? Poh!' BOSWELL. 'I should not be surprised to find Jack Wilkes there.' JOHNSON. 'And if Jack Wilkes should be there, what is that to me, sir? My dear friend, let us have no more of this. I am sorry to be angry with you; but really it is treating me strangely to talk to me as if I could not meet any company whatever, occasionally.
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| Título | The life of Samuel Johnson. With copious notes by Malone |
| Autor | James Boswell |
| Editor | Edmond Malone |
| Publicação | 1827 |
| Original de | Universidade de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 7 Abr 2006 |
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