The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to the Hebrides. To which are added, Anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, &c. and notes by various hands, 3권 |
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I know not whether the world has ever seen such travels before . Those whose lot
it is to ramble can seldom write , and those who know how to write very seldom
ramble . If Sidney had gone , as he desired , the great voyage with Drake , there ...
I know not whether the world has ever seen such travels before . Those whose lot
it is to ramble can seldom write , and those who know how to write very seldom
ramble . If Sidney had gone , as he desired , the great voyage with Drake , there ...
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But remember , Sir , you have seen and enjoyed a great deal ; - you have seen
life in its highest decorations , and the world has nothing new to exhibit . No man
is so well qualified to leave public life as he who has long tried it and known it
well ...
But remember , Sir , you have seen and enjoyed a great deal ; - you have seen
life in its highest decorations , and the world has nothing new to exhibit . No man
is so well qualified to leave public life as he who has long tried it and known it
well ...
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So it was not worth my while to go to see birds fly , which I should not have seen
fly ; and fishes swim , which I should not have seen swim . ” The gentleman being
gone , and Dr . Johnson having left the room for some time , a debate arose ...
So it was not worth my while to go to see birds fly , which I should not have seen
fly ; and fishes swim , which I should not have seen swim . ” The gentleman being
gone , and Dr . Johnson having left the room for some time , a debate arose ...
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Johnson sat in great impatience till the gentleman had finished his tedious
narrative , and then burst out ( playfully however ) , “ It is a pity , Sir , that you have
not seen a lion ; for a flea has taken you such a time , that a lion must have
served ...
Johnson sat in great impatience till the gentleman had finished his tedious
narrative , and then burst out ( playfully however ) , “ It is a pity , Sir , that you have
not seen a lion ; for a flea has taken you such a time , that a lion must have
served ...
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Johnson had no doubt seen an account of it in the Gentleman ' s Magazine for
January , where it is said to have been the first masquerade ever seen in
Scotland . Mr . Boswell himself appeared in the character of a Dumb Conjurer . -
C . Ætat .
Johnson had no doubt seen an account of it in the Gentleman ' s Magazine for
January , where it is said to have been the first masquerade ever seen in
Scotland . Mr . Boswell himself appeared in the character of a Dumb Conjurer . -
C . Ætat .
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206 페이지 - Why, Sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story, your impatience would be so much fretted that you would hang yourself. But you must read him for the sentiment, and consider the story as only giving occasion to the sentiment.
85 페이지 - Why, sir, that was because he knew the strange colour would attract crowds to gaze at it, and thus they might hear of him, and see how well he could make a coat even of so absurd a colour.
29 페이지 - I desired all to withdraw ; then told her that we were to part forever; that as Christians, we should part with prayer; and that I would, if she was willing, say a short prayer beside her.
85 페이지 - Nor public flame, nor private dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine Lo, thy dread empire, Chaos ! is restored; Light dies before thy uncreating word : Thy hand, great Anarch, lets the curtain fall, And universal darkness buries all.
201 페이지 - But, Sir, in the British Constitution it is surely of importance to keep up a spirit in the people, so as to preserve a balance against the Crown ". JoHNSON : " Sir, I perceive you are a vile Whig. — Why all this childish jealousy of the power of the Crown ? The Crown has not power enough.
252 페이지 - On Tuesday, April 13, he and Dr. Goldsmith and I dined at General Oglethorpe's. Goldsmith expatiated on the common topick, that the race of our people was degenerated, and that this was owing to luxury. JOHNSON. " Sir, in the first place, I doubt the fact. I believe there are as many tall men in England now, as ever there were.
225 페이지 - I collated such copies as I could procure, and wished for more, but have not found the collectors of these rarities very communicative.
174 페이지 - If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
247 페이지 - History of his Own Times,' is very entertaining. The style, indeed, is mere chit-chat. I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find out the truth. He was like a man who resolves to regulate his time by a certain watch ; but he will not inquire whether the watch is right or not.
272 페이지 - Nay, Sir, I would not have him prove it. If he is content to take his information from others, he may get through his book with little trouble, and without much endangering his reputation. But if he makes experiments for so comprehensive a book as his, there would be no end to them ; his erroneous assertions would then fall upon himself ; and he might be blamed for not having made experiments as to every particular.
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| 제목 | The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to the Hebrides. To which are added, Anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, &c. and notes by various hands, 3권 The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to the Hebrides. To which are added, Anecdotes by Hawkins, Piozzi, &c. and notes by various hands, James Boswell |
| 저자 | James Boswell |
| 편집자 | John Wright |
| 출판 | 1835 |
| 소장 | 옥스포드 대학교 |
| 디지털화된 날짜: | 2006년 4월 6일 |
| 서지정보 내보내기 | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |