Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson: Together with His Essay on JohnsonLongmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 110 páginas |
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... persons of the day , and from that time on was one of the lions " of London society ; for London soon discovered what Cambridge knew before , that he was one of the most entertaining conversers in the world . 66 66 The Essay on Milton ...
... persons of the day , and from that time on was one of the lions " of London society ; for London soon discovered what Cambridge knew before , that he was one of the most entertaining conversers in the world . 66 66 The Essay on Milton ...
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... persons and events in history . For a busy man of only moderate education , who has curiosity to know a little about the great lives and great thoughts of the past , the " Essays " are as good as a library.1 They are somewhat unequal in ...
... persons and events in history . For a busy man of only moderate education , who has curiosity to know a little about the great lives and great thoughts of the past , the " Essays " are as good as a library.1 They are somewhat unequal in ...
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... to know by heart every book that was ever written , to be acquainted with the details of every incident in history , and to have at his fingers ' end every 991 trait and anecdote of every important person that ever INTRODUCTION XXV.
... to know by heart every book that was ever written , to be acquainted with the details of every incident in history , and to have at his fingers ' end every 991 trait and anecdote of every important person that ever INTRODUCTION XXV.
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... person that ever lived ; for , whatever his subject , he pours over it with aston- ishing ease a flood of illustrations ... persons like to read . The charm of a writer's style , like grace in a person's bearing , is a difficult thing to ...
... person that ever lived ; for , whatever his subject , he pours over it with aston- ishing ease a flood of illustrations ... persons like to read . The charm of a writer's style , like grace in a person's bearing , is a difficult thing to ...
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... that is to say , by the clearness of his pictures and the vivacity of his story , he makes persons and events of the past as real and ' Mr. John Morley . interesting as a skilful novelist makes the creatures of his INTRODUCTION xxvii.
... that is to say , by the clearness of his pictures and the vivacity of his story , he makes persons and events of the past as real and ' Mr. John Morley . interesting as a skilful novelist makes the creatures of his INTRODUCTION xxvii.
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Página 51 - When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre...
Página 47 - OATS [a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people], — Croker.
Página 34 - is a good man, a pious man. I am afraid he has not been in the inside of a church for many years ; but he never passes a church without pulling off his hat : this shows he has good principles.
Página 29 - Many of the greatest men that ever lived have written biography. Boswell was one of the smallest men that ever lived, and he has beaten them all.
Página 34 - Let us not be found, when our Master calls us, stripping the lace off our waistcoats, but the spirit of contention from our souls and tongues. Alas ! sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat will not find his way thither the sooner in a grey one.
Página 41 - This incident is recorded in the Journey as follows : " Out of one of the beds on which we were to repose started up, at our entrance, a man black as a Cyclops from the forge.
Página 36 - 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 35 - How small, of all that human hearts endure, That part which kings or laws can cause or cure!
Página xi - May'st thou live to know and fear Him, Trust and love Him all thy days ; Then go dwell for ever near Him, See His face, and sing His praise...
Página 29 - Vitus's dance, his rolling walk, his blinking eye, the outward signs which too clearly marked his approbation of his dinner, his insatiable appetite for fish-sauce and...