Johnsoniana..John Sharpe, 1820 - 178페이지 |
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... writing verses in a dead language , maintaining that they were merely arrangements of so many words ; and laughed at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge , for sending forth collections of them , not only in Greek and Latin , but ...
... writing verses in a dead language , maintaining that they were merely arrangements of so many words ; and laughed at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge , for sending forth collections of them , not only in Greek and Latin , but ...
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... a school upon his estate , but it had been suggested to him , that it might have a tendency to make the people less industrious . JOHNSON . " No , sir : while learning to read and write is a distinction , EDUCATION . 21-
... a school upon his estate , but it had been suggested to him , that it might have a tendency to make the people less industrious . JOHNSON . " No , sir : while learning to read and write is a distinction , EDUCATION . 21-
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James Boswell. while learning to read and write is a distinction , the few who have that distinction may be the less inclined to work ; but when every body learns to read and write , it is no longer a distinction . A man who has a laced ...
James Boswell. while learning to read and write is a distinction , the few who have that distinction may be the less inclined to work ; but when every body learns to read and write , it is no longer a distinction . A man who has a laced ...
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... write was a distinction at first ; but we see , when reading and writing have become general , the com- mon people keep their stations . And so , were higher attainments to become general , the effect would be the same . " A On ...
... write was a distinction at first ; but we see , when reading and writing have become general , the com- mon people keep their stations . And so , were higher attainments to become general , the effect would be the same . " A On ...
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... writes from his own mind . " Johnson lamented to Mr. Hector the state of one of their school - fellows , Mr. Charles Congreve , a clergyman , which he thus described . " He ob- tained , I believe , considerable preferment in Ireland ...
... writes from his own mind . " Johnson lamented to Mr. Hector the state of one of their school - fellows , Mr. Charles Congreve , a clergyman , which he thus described . " He ob- tained , I believe , considerable preferment in Ireland ...
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afterwards appeared asked Beauclerk Beggar's Opera believe better Boswell mentioned Boswell talked Burney character church Colley Cibber consider conversation David Garrick dine doubt drinking eminent England fellow Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard honour human humour instance Jacobite John Johnson observed judge king king of Prussia knew lady Langton laugh learning Lichfield literary live London lord Lord Bute lord Chesterfield lord Mansfield Lord Monboddo madam mankind manner marriage mean merit mind moral never occasion once opinion pleased poem poor principles racter religion remark Robert Dodsley says Boswell Scotch Scotland sion Sir Joshua Reynolds speak spect spirit strong suppose sure tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tom Davies true truth wine wish woman wonder write wrong
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16 페이지 - Majesty with profound respect, but still in his firm manly manner, with a sonorous voice, and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the drawing-room.
34 페이지 - An historian ! My dear Sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the works of other historians of this age ?
40 페이지 - Madness frequently discovers itself merely by unnecessary deviation from the usual modes of the world. My poor friend Smart showed the disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in any other unusual place. Now although, rationally speaking, it is greater madness not to pray at all than to pray as Smart did, I am afraid there are so many who do not pray that their understanding is not called in question.
109 페이지 - Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey the innumerable little lanes and courts. It is not in the showy evolutions of buildings, but in the multiplicity of human habitations which are crowded together, that the wonderful immensity of London consists.
168 페이지 - ... appearing to be clearly of one opinion when you are in reality of another opinion, does not such dissimulation impair one's honesty ? Is there not some danger that a, lawyer may put on the same mask in common life, in the intercourse with his friends?
104 페이지 - Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying; and I see not what honour he can propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when he leaves our houses let us count our spoons.
80 페이지 - I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects ; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England!
12 페이지 - No man could have paid a handsomer compliment '; and it was fit for a king to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment, he answered " No, sir. When the king had said it, it was to be so. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my sovereign.
162 페이지 - A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of traveling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean.
105 페이지 - There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.