The British Prose Writers, Volume 16J. Sharpe, 1821 |
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irregular manner I had looked into a great many books which were not commonly known at the uni- versities , where they seldom read any books but what are put into their hands by their tutors ; so that when I came to Oxford , Dr. Adams ...
irregular manner I had looked into a great many books which were not commonly known at the uni- versities , where they seldom read any books but what are put into their hands by their tutors ; so that when I came to Oxford , Dr. Adams ...
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... manner , a man who is to get nothing by teaching , will not exert himself . Gresham college was intended as a place of instruc- tion for London ; able professors were to read lectures gratis ; they contrived to have no scholars ...
... manner , a man who is to get nothing by teaching , will not exert himself . Gresham college was intended as a place of instruc- tion for London ; able professors were to read lectures gratis ; they contrived to have no scholars ...
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... manner , all power , of whatever sort , is of itself desirable . A man would not submit to learn to hem a ruffle , of his wife , or his wife's maid but if a mere wish could attain it , he would rather wish to be able to hem a ruffle ...
... manner , all power , of whatever sort , is of itself desirable . A man would not submit to learn to hem a ruffle , of his wife , or his wife's maid but if a mere wish could attain it , he would rather wish to be able to hem a ruffle ...
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... manner and some particular phrases of a person do much to impress you with an idea of him ; and you are not sure that he would say what the mimic says in his character . " BOSWELL . " I don't think Foote a good mimic , sir . " JOHNSON ...
... manner and some particular phrases of a person do much to impress you with an idea of him ; and you are not sure that he would say what the mimic says in his character . " BOSWELL . " I don't think Foote a good mimic , sir . " JOHNSON ...
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... manner , exclusively to those of their own country , they expect to share in the good of- fices of other people . Now ( said Johnson ) , this principle is either right or wrong ; if right , we should do well to imitate such conduct ; if ...
... manner , exclusively to those of their own country , they expect to share in the good of- fices of other people . Now ( said Johnson ) , this principle is either right or wrong ; if right , we should do well to imitate such conduct ; if ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
afterwards appeared asked Beauclerk Beggar's Opera believe better Boswell mentioned Boswell talked Burney character church Colley Cibber common consider conversation David Garrick dine doubt drinking eminent England fellow Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard honour human humour instance Jacobite John judge king king of Prussia knew lady Langton laugh learning Lichfield literary live London lord Lord Bute lord Chesterfield lord Mansfield Lord Monboddo madam mankind manner marriage mean merit mind moral nation never occasion once opinion Pembroke college pleased poem poor principles racter religion remark says Boswell Scotch Scotland sion Sir Joshua Reynolds speak spect spirit strong suppose sure tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tom Davies true truth wine wish woman wonder write wrong
Passagens conhecidas
Página 89 - Whoe'er has travelled life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at an inn.
Página 23 - ADAMS. But, Sir, how can you do this in three years ? JOHNSON. Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary.
Página 110 - ... thinking how different a place London is to different people. They, whose narrow minds are contracted to the consideration of some one particular pursuit, view it only through that medium. A politician thinks of it merely as the seat of government in its different departments ; a grazier, as a vast market for cattle ; a mercantile man, as a place where a prodigious deal of business is done upon 'Change ; a...
Página 138 - He used frequently to observe that men might be very eminent in a profession, without our perceiving any particular power of mind in them in conversation. ' It seems strange,' said he, ' that a man should see so far to the right, who sees so short a way to the left. Burke is the only man whose common conversation corresponds with the general fame which he has in the world. Take up whatever topic you please, he is ready to meet you.
Página 7 - I would rather [said he] have the rod to be the general terror to all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if you do thus, or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task, and there's an end on't; whereas, by exciting emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundation of lasting mischief; you make brothers and sisters hate each other.
Página 132 - Well, Madam, and you ought to be perpetually watching. It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentional lying, that there is so much falsehood in the world.
Página 35 - Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet ,with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling-, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will make it as entertaining...
Página 153 - Yet this man cut his own throat. The true strong and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small. Now I am told the King of Prussia will say to a servant, ' Bring me a bottle of such a wine, which came in such a year ; it lies in such a corner* of the cellars.' I would have a man great in great things, and elegant in little things.
Página 162 - A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of traveling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean.
Página 60 - Yes, Sir." BOSWELL. " He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON. " Sir, it is not a talent, it is a vice ; it is what others abstain from. It is not comedy, which exhibits the character of a species, as that of a miser gathered from many misers : it is farce, which exhibits individuals.