The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order: A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, 2권J. Brumby, 1824 |
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... tion , or , indeed , even for private correspondence . He did not favour me with a single letter for more than two years , for which it will appear that he afterward apologized . He was , however , at all times ready to give assist ...
... tion , or , indeed , even for private correspondence . He did not favour me with a single letter for more than two years , for which it will appear that he afterward apologized . He was , however , at all times ready to give assist ...
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... tion of disappointing me . No man loves to frustrate expectations which have been formed in his favour ; and the pleasure which I promise myself from your journals and remarks is so great , that perhaps no degree of attention or ...
... tion of disappointing me . No man loves to frustrate expectations which have been formed in his favour ; and the pleasure which I promise myself from your journals and remarks is so great , that perhaps no degree of attention or ...
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... tion of nations , and the genealogy of mankind . They add often physical certainty to historical evidence ; and often supply the only evidence of ancient migrations , and of the revolutions of ages which left no written monuments behind ...
... tion of nations , and the genealogy of mankind . They add often physical certainty to historical evidence ; and often supply the only evidence of ancient migrations , and of the revolutions of ages which left no written monuments behind ...
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... 2 , 1767. I have been disturbed and un- settled for a long time , and have been without resolu- a Prayers and Meditations , p . 77 and 78 . tion to apply to study or to business , being Etat . 58. ] 41 DR . JOHNSON .
... 2 , 1767. I have been disturbed and un- settled for a long time , and have been without resolu- a Prayers and Meditations , p . 77 and 78 . tion to apply to study or to business , being Etat . 58. ] 41 DR . JOHNSON .
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... tion to apply to study or to business , being hindered by sudden snatches . " He , however , furnished Mr. Adams with a Dedica- tion * to the King of that ingenious gentleman's " Trea- tise on the Globes , " conceived and expressed in ...
... tion to apply to study or to business , being hindered by sudden snatches . " He , however , furnished Mr. Adams with a Dedica- tion * to the King of that ingenious gentleman's " Trea- tise on the Globes , " conceived and expressed in ...
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317 페이지 - 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.
257 페이지 - 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...
285 페이지 - Sir, you have no reason to be afraid of me. The Irish are not in a conspiracy to cheat the world by false representations of the merits of their countrymen. No', Sir; the Irish are a FAIR PEOPLE; — they never speak well of one another.
335 페이지 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
112 페이지 - ... a decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization. — Gentlemen of education, he observed, were pretty much the same in all countries ; the condition of the lower orders, the poor especially, was the true mark of national discrimination.
31 페이지 - Johnson said, he thought he had already done his part as a writer. "I should have thought so too," said the King, "if you had not written so well.
227 페이지 - Sir, the only method by which religious truth can be established is by martyrdom. The magistrate has a right to enforce what he thinks ; and he who is conscious of the truth has a right to surfer. I am afraid there is no other way of ascertaining the truth, but by persecution on the one hand and enduring it on the other.
336 페이지 - We must consider how very little , history there is; I mean real authentic history. That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true ; but all the colouring, all the philosophy of history, is conjecture.