The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions to the first edition, Volume 21822 |
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... Leave reason , faith , and conscience , all our own . " 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 , in 66 the ...
... Leave reason , faith , and conscience , all our own . " 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 , in 66 the ...
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... leave off wine , he had , from that period , continued to abstain from it , and drank only water , or lemonade . 66 I told him that a foreign friend of his , whom I had met with abroad , was so wretchedly perverted to infideli- ty ...
... leave off wine , he had , from that period , continued to abstain from it , and drank only water , or lemonade . 66 I told him that a foreign friend of his , whom I had met with abroad , was so wretchedly perverted to infideli- ty ...
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... leave a thorn in your mind , which you will , perhaps , never be able to ex- tract or eject . Take this warning ; it is of great im- portance . 2 " The study of the law is what you very justly term it , copious and generous ; and in ...
... leave a thorn in your mind , which you will , perhaps , never be able to ex- tract or eject . Take this warning ; it is of great im- portance . 2 " The study of the law is what you very justly term it , copious and generous ; and in ...
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... leave the Corsicans to theirs . I am , dear Sir , " London , Aug. 21 , 1766 . " Your most humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " 66 TO DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . " MUCH ESTEEMED AND DEAR SIR , 66 " I PLEAD not guilty to 66 3 Auchinleck , Nov ...
... leave the Corsicans to theirs . I am , dear Sir , " London , Aug. 21 , 1766 . " Your most humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " 66 TO DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . " MUCH ESTEEMED AND DEAR SIR , 66 " I PLEAD not guilty to 66 3 Auchinleck , Nov ...
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... Leave it to me . ' How- ever , two of her friends , under her directions , made a new subscrip- tion at a crown , the whole price of the work , and in a very little time raised sixty pounds . Mrs. Carter was applied to by Mrs ...
... Leave it to me . ' How- ever , two of her friends , under her directions , made a new subscrip- tion at a crown , the whole price of the work , and in a very little time raised sixty pounds . Mrs. Carter was applied to by Mrs ...
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66 DEAR SIR acquaintance admiration affectionate appeared asked authour Beggar's Opera believe BENNET LANGTON called character church compliments consider conversation Court Court of Session dined Edinburgh edition eminent England English Erse favour Garrick gentleman give glad Goldsmith happy Hebrides honour hope humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John JOHNSON Judge King lady Langton laugh learning letter Lichfield literary live London Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter MALONE manner ment mentioned merit mind nation never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford perhaps pleased pleasure poem publick racter reason recollect remark respect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland seemed Shakspeare shewed Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds speak Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tom Davies wish wonder write written wrote
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Página 301 - There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
Página 207 - Why, Dr. Johnson, this is not so easy as you seem to think; for if you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like WHALES.
Página 424 - 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.
Página 314 - He made the common remark on the unhappiness which men who have led a busy life experience, when they retire in expectation of enjoying themselves at ease, and that they generally languish for want of their habitual occupation, and wish to return to it. He mentioned as strong an instance of this as can well be imagined.
Página 150 - 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.
Página 112 - the poor in England were better provided for than in any other country of the same extent: he did not mean little Cantons, or petty Republicks. Where a great proportion of the people...
Página 205 - ... that the fear of something made him resolve ; it is upon the state of his mind, after the resolution is taken, that I argue. Suppose a man either from fear, or pride, or conscience, or whatever motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution is taken, he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the King of Prussia by the nose, at the head of his army. He cannot fear the rack, who is resolved to kill himself. When Eustace...
Página 1 - Sir, that all who are happy, are equally happy, is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness. A peasant has not capacity for having equal happiness with a philosopher.
Página 211 - Yet there is no man whose company is more liked.' JOHNSON. 'To be sure, Sir. When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer, their inferiour while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying to them.