The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... means as simply unconscious of the pointed effects of the satire . I own , indeed , that I was arrogant enough to suppose , that the tenour of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputation . But , it ...
... means as simply unconscious of the pointed effects of the satire . I own , indeed , that I was arrogant enough to suppose , that the tenour of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputation . But , it ...
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... means of the rod . " I would rather , " said he , " have the rod to be the general terroúr to all , to make them learn , than tell a child , if you do thus , or thus , you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters . The rod ...
... means of the rod . " I would rather , " said he , " have the rod to be the general terroúr to all , to make them learn , than tell a child , if you do thus , or thus , you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters . The rod ...
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... mean a thought . Long since I learn'd to slight this fleeting breath , And view with cheerful eyes approaching death . The inexorable sisters have decreed That Priam's house , and Priam's self shall bleed : The day will come , in which ...
... mean a thought . Long since I learn'd to slight this fleeting breath , And view with cheerful eyes approaching death . The inexorable sisters have decreed That Priam's house , and Priam's self shall bleed : The day will come , in which ...
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... of Johnson's arrival at Oxford . On that evening , his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his tutor . His being put under any tutor 30 [ 1728 . THE LIFE OF.
... of Johnson's arrival at Oxford . On that evening , his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his tutor . His being put under any tutor 30 [ 1728 . THE LIFE OF.
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... means surprising that those who wish to depreciate him , should , since his death , have laid hold of this circumstance , and insisted upon it with very unfair aggravation . Amidst the oppression and distraction of a disease which very ...
... means surprising that those who wish to depreciate him , should , since his death , have laid hold of this circumstance , and insisted upon it with very unfair aggravation . Amidst the oppression and distraction of a disease which very ...
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Seite 199 - The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the Publick should consider me as owing that to a Patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.
Seite 362 - Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all.
Seite 167 - Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison...
Seite 228 - A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid.
Seite 198 - I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,* one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a Patron before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks.
Seite 198 - 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.
Seite 46 - Of Gilbert Walmsley, thus presented to my mind, let me indulge myself in the remembrance. I knew him very early ; he was one of the first friends that literature procured me, and I hope, that at least, my gratitude made me worthy of his notice. " He was of an advanced age, and I was only not a boy, yet he never received my notions with contempt. He was a whig, with all the virulence and malevolence of his party ; yet difference of opinion did not keep us apart. I honoured him and he endured me.
Seite 147 - Somebody talked of happy moments for composition, and how a man can write at one time and not at another. "Nay," said Dr Johnson, "a man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it.
Seite 307 - But however that might be, this speech was somewhat unlucky, for with that quickness of wit for which he was so remarkable, he seized the expression "come from Scotland...
Seite xv - Marmor Norfolciense ; or, an Essay on an Ancient Prophetical Inscription, in Monkish Rhyme, lately discovered near Lynne, in Norfolk, by Probus Britannicus...