The life of Samuel Johnson, 1권Penguin Books, Limited, 1820 |
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... observed him at the cathedral perched upon his father's shoulders , listening and gaping at the much celebrated preacher . Mr. Hammond asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst ...
... observed him at the cathedral perched upon his father's shoulders , listening and gaping at the much celebrated preacher . Mr. Hammond asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst ...
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... observe , that in no other respect could I discern any defect in his vision ; on the contrary , the force of his ... observed resembled a cone , he corrected my inaccuracy , by shewing me , that it was indeed pointed at the top , but ...
... observe , that in no other respect could I discern any defect in his vision ; on the contrary , the force of his ... observed resembled a cone , he corrected my inaccuracy , by shewing me , that it was indeed pointed at the top , but ...
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... observed in one of his letters , when earnestly caution- ing a friend against the pernicious effects of idleness , that active sports are not to be reckoned idleness in young people ; and that the listless torpor of doing nothing ...
... observed in one of his letters , when earnestly caution- ing a friend against the pernicious effects of idleness , that active sports are not to be reckoned idleness in young people ; and that the listless torpor of doing nothing ...
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... observed to me , that " Johnson knew more books than any man alive . " He had a peculiar facility in seizing at once ... observation from him . which they mistook for frolic . I was miserably poor 24 [ 1729 . THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON .
... observed to me , that " Johnson knew more books than any man alive . " He had a peculiar facility in seizing at once ... observation from him . which they mistook for frolic . I was miserably poor 24 [ 1729 . THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON .
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... were always open to the unfortunate , and who well observed the precept of the Gospel , for he " was kind to the unthankful and to the evil . " In the forlorn state of his circumstances , he accepted 28 [ 1732 . THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON .
... were always open to the unfortunate , and who well observed the precept of the Gospel , for he " was kind to the unthankful and to the evil . " In the forlorn state of his circumstances , he accepted 28 [ 1732 . THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON .
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115 페이지 - Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation, " My Lord, " Your Lordship's most humble " Most obedient servant,
115 페이지 - ... 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 public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.
418 페이지 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
183 페이지 - Mr. Davies mentioned my name, and respectfully introduced me to him. I was much agitated; and recollecting his prejudice against the Scotch, of which I had heard much, I said to Davies, " Don't tell where I come from." —" From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly. " Mr. Johnson," said I, " I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.
84 페이지 - And strong devotion to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resign'd ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill, For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted ill ; For faith, which panting for a happier seat, Counts death kind Nature's signal for retreat.
183 페이지 - ... approach to me, somewhat in the manner of an actor in the part of Horatio, when he addresses Hamlet on the appearance of his father's ghost,
398 페이지 - There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
27 페이지 - 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.
204 페이지 - When I was running about this town a very poor fellow, I was a great arguer for the advantages of poverty; but I was, at the same time, very sorry to be poor. Sir, all the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil, shew it to be evidently a great evil. You never find people labouring to convince you that you may live very happily upon a plentiful fortune. — So you hear people talking how miserable a King must be; and yet they all wish to be in his place.
115 페이지 - Seven years, my lord, have now past, since 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.