The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions to the first edition, 2권1822 |
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... answer , which I found on my arrival at Paris . A Mr. Mr. BOSWELL , chez Mr. WATERS , Banquier , à Paris . 66 DEAR SIR , I " APOLOGIES are seldom of any use . We will de- lay till your arrival the reasons , good or bad , which have made ...
... answer , which I found on my arrival at Paris . A Mr. Mr. BOSWELL , chez Mr. WATERS , Banquier , à Paris . 66 DEAR SIR , I " APOLOGIES are seldom of any use . We will de- lay till your arrival the reasons , good or bad , which have made ...
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... answered with a smile , 66 My dear Sir , you don't call Rousseau bad company . Do you really think him a bad man ? " JOHNSON . " Sir , if you are talking jestingly of this , I don't talk with you . If you mean to be serious , I think ...
... answered with a smile , 66 My dear Sir , you don't call Rousseau bad company . Do you really think him a bad man ? " JOHNSON . " Sir , if you are talking jestingly of this , I don't talk with you . If you mean to be serious , I think ...
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... answered , and saved all future dispute . He was , in general , very diligently and punctually attend- ed and obeyed by his servants ; he was very considerate as to the injunctions he gave , and explained them distinctly ; and , at ...
... answered , and saved all future dispute . He was , in general , very diligently and punctually attend- ed and obeyed by his servants ; he was very considerate as to the injunctions he gave , and explained them distinctly ; and , at ...
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... answer was , " It is true , Sir , that she wrote it before she was ac- quainted with me ; but she has not told you that I wrote it all over again , except two lines . " " The Fountains , " a beautiful little Fairy tale in prose , writ ...
... answer was , " It is true , Sir , that she wrote it before she was ac- quainted with me ; but she has not told you that I wrote it all over again , except two lines . " " The Fountains , " a beautiful little Fairy tale in prose , writ ...
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... answered sooner , if I had sooner seen them . " Dr. Robertson's opinion was surely right . Men should not be told of ... answer which raised hopes of more than it is proper for me to give them . Their representation of their affairs I ...
... answered sooner , if I had sooner seen them . " Dr. Robertson's opinion was surely right . Men should not be told of ... answer which raised hopes of more than it is proper for me to give them . Their representation of their affairs I ...
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66 DEAR SIR acquaintance admiration affectionate appeared asked authour Beggar's Opera believe BENNET LANGTON called character church compliments consider conversation Court Court of Session dined Edinburgh edition eminent England English Erse favour Garrick gentleman give glad Goldsmith happy Hebrides honour hope humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John JOHNSON Judge King lady Langton laugh learning letter Lichfield literary live London Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter MALONE manner ment mentioned merit mind nation never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford perhaps pleased pleasure poem publick racter reason recollect remark respect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland seemed Shakspeare shewed Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds speak Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tom Davies wish wonder write written wrote
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301 페이지 - There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
207 페이지 - Why, Dr. Johnson, this is not so easy as you seem to think; for if you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like WHALES.
424 페이지 - No, Sir ; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.
314 페이지 - He made the common remark on the unhappiness which men who have led a busy life experience, when they retire in expectation of enjoying themselves at ease, and that they generally languish for want of their habitual occupation, and wish to return to it. He mentioned as strong an instance of this as can well be imagined.
150 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.
112 페이지 - the poor in England were better provided for than in any other country of the same extent: he did not mean little Cantons, or petty Republicks. Where a great proportion of the people...
205 페이지 - ... that the fear of something made him resolve ; it is upon the state of his mind, after the resolution is taken, that I argue. Suppose a man either from fear, or pride, or conscience, or whatever motive, has resolved to kill himself; when once the resolution is taken, he has nothing to fear. He may then go and take the King of Prussia by the nose, at the head of his army. He cannot fear the rack, who is resolved to kill himself. When Eustace...
1 페이지 - Sir, that all who are happy, are equally happy, is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness. A peasant has not capacity for having equal happiness with a philosopher.
211 페이지 - Yet there is no man whose company is more liked.' JOHNSON. 'To be sure, Sir. When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer, their inferiour while he is with them, it must be highly gratifying to them.