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Lord Kames , who , though he had a great store of knowledge , with much
ingenuity , and uncommon activity of mind , was no profound scholar , had it
seems recommended an English inscription . Dr . Johnson treated this with great
contempt ...
Lord Kames , who , though he had a great store of knowledge , with much
ingenuity , and uncommon activity of mind , was no profound scholar , had it
seems recommended an English inscription . Dr . Johnson treated this with great
contempt ...
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You have seen France yourself . From this place we are going to Rouen , and
from Rouen to Paris , where Mr . Thrale designs to stay about five or six weeks .
We have a regular recommendation to the English resident , so we shall not be ...
You have seen France yourself . From this place we are going to Rouen , and
from Rouen to Paris , where Mr . Thrale designs to stay about five or six weeks .
We have a regular recommendation to the English resident , so we shall not be ...
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See post , sub May , 1777 . - ED . ) 3 It has been mentioned to me by an accurate
English friend , that Dr . John . son could never have used the phrase almost
nothing , as not being English ; and therefore I have put another in its place .
See post , sub May , 1777 . - ED . ) 3 It has been mentioned to me by an accurate
English friend , that Dr . John . son could never have used the phrase almost
nothing , as not being English ; and therefore I have put another in its place .
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My readers are presented with a faithful transcript of a paper , which I doubt not of
their being desirous to see . · He , however , upon seeing Dr . Warton ' s name to
the suggestion , that the epitaph should be in English , observed to Sir Joshua ...
My readers are presented with a faithful transcript of a paper , which I doubt not of
their being desirous to see . · He , however , upon seeing Dr . Warton ' s name to
the suggestion , that the epitaph should be in English , observed to Sir Joshua ...
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It is supposed to have been produced by the English custom ' of making April
fools , that is , of sending one another on some foolish errand on the first of April .
“ Tell Mrs . Boswell that I shall taste her marmalade cautiously at first .
It is supposed to have been produced by the English custom ' of making April
fools , that is , of sending one another on some foolish errand on the first of April .
“ Tell Mrs . Boswell that I shall taste her marmalade cautiously at first .
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 20 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion.
Página 346 - You must know, Sir, I lately took my friend Boswell and shewed him genuine civilised life in an English provincial town. I turned him loose at Lichfield, my native city, that he might see for once real civility: for you know he lives among savages in Scotland, and among rakes in London.
Página 307 - The Critical Reviewers, I believe, often review without reading the books through ; but lay hold of a topick, and write chiefly from their own minds. The Monthly Reviewers are duller men, and are glad to read the books through.
Página 452 - The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.
Página 417 - THAT which is appointed to all men is now coming upon you. Outward circumstances, the eyes and the thoughts of men, are below the notice of an immortal being about to stand 'the trial for eternity, before the Supreme Judge of heaven and earth. Be comforted : your crime, morally or religiously considered, has no very deep dye of turpitude. It corrupted no man's principles ; it attacked no man's life. It involved only a temporary and reparable injury.
Página 240 - The writer of an epitaph should not be considered as saying nothing but what is strictly true. Allowance must be made for some degree of exaggerated praise. In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath...
Página 272 - ... 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 welcomer you are.
Página 192 - Sir, the Duchess of Northumberland may do what she pleases: nobody will say anything to a lady of her high rank. But I should be apt to throw ***** *'s verses in his face.
Página 30 - Stern o'er each bosom Reason holds her state, With daring aims irregularly great. Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of human kind pass by, Intent on high designs — a thoughtful band, By forms unfashion'd, fresh from nature's hand, Fierce in their native hardiness of soul, True to imagined right, above control ; While even the peasant boasts these rights to scan, And learns to venerate himself as man.
Página 316 - Fielding's Amelia was the mosT: pleasing heroine of all the romances (he said) ; but that vile broken nose never cured, ruined the sale of perhaps the only book, which being printed off betimes one morning, a new edition was called for before night.
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of a tour to the Hebrides. With additions and notes, by J.W. Croker, Volume 3 The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of a tour to the Hebrides. With additions and notes, by J.W. Croker, John Wilson Croker |
| Autor | James Boswell |
| Publicação | 1831 |
| Original de | Universidade de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 3 Abr 2006 |
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