Samuel Johnson, His Words and His Ways, what He Said, what He Did, and what Men Thought and Spoke Concerning HimEdward Tuckerman Mason Harper & brothers, 1879 - 319 páginas |
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... received me very courteously ; but it must be con- fessed that his apartment , and furniture , and morning dress were sufficiently uncouth . His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old , shrivelled , unpowdered ...
... received me very courteously ; but it must be con- fessed that his apartment , and furniture , and morning dress were sufficiently uncouth . His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty ; he had on a little old , shrivelled , unpowdered ...
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... received the smallest intima- tion of his figure , dress , or manner . From perusing his writings , he fancied he should see a decent , well - dressed , in short , a remarkably decorous philosopher . Instead of which , down from his ...
... received the smallest intima- tion of his figure , dress , or manner . From perusing his writings , he fancied he should see a decent , well - dressed , in short , a remarkably decorous philosopher . Instead of which , down from his ...
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... received for answer that , " in the first place , the company was shut in with him there , and could not escape , as out of a room : in the next place , he heard all that was said in a carriage , when it was my turn to be deaf . " - Mrs ...
... received for answer that , " in the first place , the company was shut in with him there , and could not escape , as out of a room : in the next place , he heard all that was said in a carriage , when it was my turn to be deaf . " - Mrs ...
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... received , and when rejected , in the schools once held for that brutal amusement , much to the admiration of those who had no expectation of his skill in such matters , from the sight of a figure which precluded all possibility of per ...
... received , and when rejected , in the schools once held for that brutal amusement , much to the admiration of those who had no expectation of his skill in such matters , from the sight of a figure which precluded all possibility of per ...
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... received from Tom Davies , telling him that he had not been able to sleep , from the concern he felt on account of " this sad affair of Baretti , " begging of him to try if he could suggest anything that might be of service ; and , at ...
... received from Tom Davies , telling him that he had not been able to sleep , from the concern he felt on account of " this sad affair of Baretti , " begging of him to try if he could suggest anything that might be of service ; and , at ...
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Página 186 - Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help...
Página 131 - Johnson having now explicitly avowed his opinion of Lord Chesterfield, did not refrain from expressing himself concerning that nobleman with pointed freedom: 'This man (said he) I thought had been a Lord among wits; but, I find, he is only a wit among Lords!
Página 323 - MOTLEY'S DUTCH REPUBLIC. The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. By JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY, LL.D., DCL With a Portrait of William of Orange. 3 vols., 8vo, Cloth, $10 50; Sheep, $12 00; Half Calf, $17 25. "Cheap Edition, $6 00. MOTLEY'S UNITED NETHERLANDS. History of the United Netherlands: from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years
Página 230 - I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and, as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was...
Página 302 - I then kissed her. She told me that to part was the greatest pain that she had ever felt, and that she hoped we should meet again in a better place. I expressed with swelled eyes, and great emotion of tenderness, the same hopes. We kissed and parted. I humbly hope to meet again, and to part no more...
Página 186 - I have been lately informed by the proprietor of ' The World,' that two papers, in which my ' Dictionary ' is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind...
Página 219 - Sir, I cannot think Mr. Garrick would grudge such a trifle to you." " Sir, (said he, with a stern look,) I have known David Garrick longer than you have done : and I know no right you have to talk to me on the subject.
Página 187 - Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation, " My Lord, " Your Lordship's most humble " Most obedient servant,
Página 295 - He then burst into such a fit of laughter, that he appeared to be almost in a convulsion ; and, in order to support himself, laid hold of one of the posts at the side of the foot pavement, and sent forth peals so loud, that in the silence of the night his voice seemed to resound from Temple-bar to Fleetditch.