The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent & Company, 1907 |
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... hears what you have to say, he/she may remember it; if there are two, it is more likely. And there is the explanation: they seek fame because they fear oblivion. I do not!” - El Spectator “This story is a ... hear the song I'm listening to.
... hears what you have to say, he/she may remember it; if there are two, it is more likely. And there is the explanation: they seek fame because they fear oblivion. I do not!” - El Spectator “This story is a ... hear the song I'm listening to.
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... Hear America Singing” exemplifies Whitman's intense patriotism and his staunch belief in the importance of the “common man and woman” in American society. In the opening line, “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear ...” the ...
... Hear America Singing” exemplifies Whitman's intense patriotism and his staunch belief in the importance of the “common man and woman” in American society. In the opening line, “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear ...” the ...
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... hear his voice, that he might instruct thee.” —Deuteronomy 4:36 It is a rare gift to be called to hear the voice of God. By reading this book, you demonstrate faith in the prospect that two-way communication with God is feasible. This ...
... hear his voice, that he might instruct thee.” —Deuteronomy 4:36 It is a rare gift to be called to hear the voice of God. By reading this book, you demonstrate faith in the prospect that two-way communication with God is feasible. This ...
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... hear us , O Lord God ; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church uni- versal in the right way ; We beseech thee to hear us , good Lord . That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers and Magis ...
... hear us , O Lord God ; and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church uni- versal in the right way ; We beseech thee to hear us , good Lord . That it may please thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers and Magis ...
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... hear us , good Lord . That it may please thee to be her defender and keeper , giving her the victory over all her ene- mies ; We beseech thee to hear us , good Lord . That it may please thee to bless and preserve Albert Edward Prince of ...
... hear us , good Lord . That it may please thee to be her defender and keeper , giving her the victory over all her ene- mies ; We beseech thee to hear us , good Lord . That it may please thee to bless and preserve Albert Edward Prince of ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 115 - 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.
Seite 536 - Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuff 'd bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct.
Seite 483 - tis all a cheat ; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit ; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay : To-morrow's falser than the former day ; Lies worse, and, while it says we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possessed.
Seite 359 - Biron they call him; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor,) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse.
Seite 251 - Poor stuff! No, sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men : but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
Seite 366 - Why," said Johnson, smiling and rolling himself about, "that is because, dearest, you're a dunce." When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said, with equal truth and politeness, " Madam, if I had thought so, I certainly should not have said it.
Seite 200 - Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman, is not easy. I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. I would rather have Chancery suits upon my hands than the cure of souls. No, Sir, I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life, nor do I envy the clergyman who makes it an easy life.
Seite 529 - And while it shall please Thee to continue me in this world, where much is to be done, and little to be known...
Seite 365 - ... only from a lucky hitting upon what is strange : sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose: often it consisteth in one knows not what, and springeth up one can hardly tell how.