The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and Literature, Men, Manners, and MoralsJohn Bumpus, 1825 - 352페이지 |
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... once dined at a friend's house with what he termed " a very pretty company , " and being asked if there was good conversation , he answered , " No , sir ; we had talk enough , but no conversation ; there was nothing discussed . " He had ...
... once dined at a friend's house with what he termed " a very pretty company , " and being asked if there was good conversation , he answered , " No , sir ; we had talk enough , but no conversation ; there was nothing discussed . " He had ...
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... once took occasion to enlarge on the ad- vantages of reading , and combated the idle su- perficial notion , that knowledge enough may be acquired in conversation . " The foundation ( said he ) must be laid by reading . General ...
... once took occasion to enlarge on the ad- vantages of reading , and combated the idle su- perficial notion , that knowledge enough may be acquired in conversation . " The foundation ( said he ) must be laid by reading . General ...
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... once an opportunity of entertaining Johnson for a day or two at Wick- ham , when its lord was absent . One night , pretty late , Mr. Morgan and he had a dispute in which Johnson would not give up , though he had the wrong side , and in ...
... once an opportunity of entertaining Johnson for a day or two at Wick- ham , when its lord was absent . One night , pretty late , Mr. Morgan and he had a dispute in which Johnson would not give up , though he had the wrong side , and in ...
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... once observed to him , that he had talked above the capacity of some people with whom they had been in company to- gether . " No matter , sir ( said Johnson ) , they consider it as a compliment to be talked to as if they were wiser than ...
... once observed to him , that he had talked above the capacity of some people with whom they had been in company to- gether . " No matter , sir ( said Johnson ) , they consider it as a compliment to be talked to as if they were wiser than ...
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... once of his eagerness for colloquial distinction , and his high notion of this eminent friend , he once addressed him thus : " We now have been several hours together , and you have said but one thing for which I envied you . " He ...
... once of his eagerness for colloquial distinction , and his high notion of this eminent friend , he once addressed him thus : " We now have been several hours together , and you have said but one thing for which I envied you . " He ...
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150 페이지 - Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome ; and the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No...
29 페이지 - No, sir, claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
212 페이지 - 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.
87 페이지 - Come, come, (said Garrick,) talk no more of that. You are perhaps, the worst — eh, eh!" — Goldsmith was eagerly attempting to interrupt him, when Garrick went on, laughing ironically, "Nay, you will always look like a gentleman; but I am talking of being well or ill drest.
220 페이지 - Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only way to do good to the common people, and which clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense.
344 페이지 - I met him (said he) at Lord Clare's house' in the country, and he took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man.
192 페이지 - But is not the fear of death natural to man?" JOHNSON. " So much so, sir, that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it.
104 페이지 - ... to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite; which was so fierce, and indulged with such intenseness, that while in the act of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible.
321 페이지 - The excellence of this work is not exactness, but copiousness ; particular lines are not to be regarded ; the power is in the whole ; and in the whole there is a magnificence like that ascribed to Chinese plantation, the magnificence of vast extent and endless diversity.
104 페이지 - I never knew any man who relished good eating more than he did. When at table, he was totally absorbed in the business of the moment; his looks seemed rivetted to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite: which was so fierce, and indulged with such...