The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to the Hebrides. To which are added, Anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, &c. and notes by various hands, Volumen51835 |
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... England have since confuted him to all intents and purposes . " JOHNSON . " I know not who has confuted him to all intents and purposes . " Here again there was a double talking , each continuing to maintain his own argument , without ...
... England have since confuted him to all intents and purposes . " JOHNSON . " I know not who has confuted him to all intents and purposes . " Here again there was a double talking , each continuing to maintain his own argument , without ...
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... England , that a cucumber should be well ( 1 ) If Dr. Johnson had not been in the habit of reading the Journal , we should , instead of this remonstrance aimed indirectly at him , have here had the details of the harshness which Bos ...
... England , that a cucumber should be well ( 1 ) If Dr. Johnson had not been in the habit of reading the Journal , we should , instead of this remonstrance aimed indirectly at him , have here had the details of the harshness which Bos ...
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... England ; but of late their own blacksmith makes them . He is a good workman ; but he has no em- ployment in shoeing horses , for they all go unshod here , except some of a better kind belonging to young Col , which were now in Mull ...
... England ; but of late their own blacksmith makes them . He is a good workman ; but he has no em- ployment in shoeing horses , for they all go unshod here , except some of a better kind belonging to young Col , which were now in Mull ...
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... England - men who came to the mouth of the Thames . ' Come , ' said they , let us go up and see what sort of inhabitants there are here . ' They talked , Sir , as if they had been to go up the Susque- hannah , or any other American ...
... England - men who came to the mouth of the Thames . ' Come , ' said they , let us go up and see what sort of inhabitants there are here . ' They talked , Sir , as if they had been to go up the Susque- hannah , or any other American ...
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... England , where there is a tenure called Borough - English , by which the eldest child does not inherit from a doubt of his being the son of the tenant . ( 2 ) M'Quarrie told us , that still , ( 1 ) [ For some curious letters , relating ...
... England , where there is a tenure called Borough - English , by which the eldest child does not inherit from a doubt of his being the son of the tenant . ( 2 ) M'Quarrie told us , that still , ( 1 ) [ For some curious letters , relating ...
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admiration afterwards answer antè appeared Argyle Auchinleck Beauclerk Beggar's Opera believe Boswell's breakfast called castle character church compliments conversation DEAR SIR dined dinner doctor doctor of medicine duchess Duke Duke of Argyle Edinburgh England English entertained Erse father Garrick gentleman give happy hear heard Hebrides Highland honour hope humble servant humour Icolmkill Inchkenneth Inverary island JAMES BOSWELL Johnson Journey king lady Laird land Langton learned LETTER Lichfield lived Lochbuy London Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo M'Lean Maclean mean mentioned mind morning Mull never night observed perhaps Piozzi pleased political Rasay recollect remark Samuel Johnson Scotch Scotland seemed seen Sept Sir Allan Streatham Sunday suppose talked tell thing thought Thrale told took Tour Ulva visited walked WALTER SCOTT Whiggism wish wonder write wrote young
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Página 86 - 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...
Página 261 - There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
Página 86 - 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...
Página 312 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Página 188 - Of poor dear Dr. Goldsmith there is little to be told, more than the papers have made public. He died of a fever, made, I am afraid, more violent by uneasiness of mind. His debts began to be heavy, and all his resources were exhausted. Sir Joshua is of opinion that he owed not less than two thousand pounds. Was ever poet so trusted before?
Página 89 - The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements. Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty ! make thick my blood ; Stop up...
Página 73 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. 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. That 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...
Página 287 - The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write ; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.
Página 42 - Its merits had not escaped the notice of Dr. Johnson, though in politics opposed to much it inculcates, for in reply to an observation of Boswell in praise of the French Ana, he said, ' A few of them are good, but we have one book of that kind better than any of them — Selden's Table Talk.
Página 137 - I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects ; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England!