The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P. F. Collier and Son, 1900 |
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... letter to the Faculty of Advocates , when he resigned the office of their Librarian , should have been in Latin . " I put a question to him upon a fact in common life , which he could not answer , nor have I found any one else who could ...
... letter to the Faculty of Advocates , when he resigned the office of their Librarian , should have been in Latin . " I put a question to him upon a fact in common life , which he could not answer , nor have I found any one else who could ...
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... letters , arraigning the ultimate decision of an im- portant cause by the supreme judicature of the nation ? ” JOHNSON : " No , Sir , I do not think it was wrong to pub- lish these letters . If they are thought to do harm , why not ...
... letters , arraigning the ultimate decision of an im- portant cause by the supreme judicature of the nation ? ” JOHNSON : " No , Sir , I do not think it was wrong to pub- lish these letters . If they are thought to do harm , why not ...
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... ; and I told him that I had received a letter from Dr. Robertson the historian , upon the subject , with which he was much pleased , and GOLDSMITH'S NATURAL HISTORY 21 now talked in such a manner 20 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
... ; and I told him that I had received a letter from Dr. Robertson the historian , upon the subject , with which he was much pleased , and GOLDSMITH'S NATURAL HISTORY 21 now talked in such a manner 20 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
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... letter from Dr. Johnson in 1784 , to the same truly respectable man , I am indebted to Dr. John Loveday , of the Commons , a son of the late learned and pious John Loveday , Esq . , of Caversham in Berkshire , who obligingly transcribed ...
... letter from Dr. Johnson in 1784 , to the same truly respectable man , I am indebted to Dr. John Loveday , of the Commons , a son of the late learned and pious John Loveday , Esq . , of Caversham in Berkshire , who obligingly transcribed ...
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... letter from Edinburgh , dated the 29th of May , I pressed him to persevere in his resolution to make this year the projected visit to the Hebrides , of which he and I had talked for many years , and which I was confident would afford us ...
... letter from Edinburgh , dated the 29th of May , I pressed him to persevere in his resolution to make this year the projected visit to the Hebrides , of which he and I had talked for many years , and which I was confident would afford us ...
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acquaintance admiration affectionate afterwards appear Ashbourne Auchinleck Beauclerk Beggar's Opera believe booksellers BOSWELL TO DR character Church compliments consider conversation Court of Session Croker DEAR SIR death Dilly dined dinner Doctor of Medicine Dodd doubt Edinburgh elegant eminent England English Erse favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant Inchkenneth JAMES BOSWELL John journey judge King lady Langton language learned letter Lichfield lived London Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Hailes's Lord Monboddo Madam manner mentioned mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets reason recollect remark Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland seemed shew Sir Joshua Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale told truth Whig Wilkes wish wonderful write written wrote
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Página 364 - To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. 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.
Página 196 - Whoe'er has travell'd 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 96 - There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
Página 368 - Why, sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life ; for there is in London all that life can afford.
Página 112 - I once wrote for a magazine : I made a calculation, that if I should write but a page a day, at the same rate, I should, in ten years, write nine volumes in folio, of an ordinary size and print.
Página 128 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Página 28 - 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 as a Persian tale.
Página 426 - ' Yes, Sir, one of the best." BOSWELL. " Tillotson ?" JOHNSON. " Why, not now. I should not advise a preacher at this day to imitate Tillotson's style; though I don't know ; I should be cautious of objecting to what has been applauded by so many suffrages. — South is one of the best, if you except his peculiarities, and his violence, and sometimes coarseness of language.
Página 61 - 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 443 - by doing so, you would do what would be of importance in raising your children to eminence. There would be a lustre reflected upon them from your spirit and curiosity. They would be at all times regarded as the children of a man who had gone to view the wall of China. I am serious, sir.