The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions to the first edition, 2권1822 |
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... speaking his own sentiments . Notwithstanding his long silence , I never omitted to write to him , when I had any thing worthy of commu- nicating . I generally kept copies of my letters to him , that I might have a full view of our ...
... speaking his own sentiments . Notwithstanding his long silence , I never omitted to write to him , when I had any thing worthy of commu- nicating . I generally kept copies of my letters to him , that I might have a full view of our ...
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... speak ; and that his learning resembled Garrick's acting , in its univer- sality . His Majesty then talked of the controversy between Warburton and Lowth , which he seemed to have read , and asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson ...
... speak ; and that his learning resembled Garrick's acting , in its univer- sality . His Majesty then talked of the controversy between Warburton and Lowth , which he seemed to have read , and asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson ...
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... speak of his correspon- dence , I consider it independent of the voluminous collection of let- ters which , in the course of many years , he wrote to Mrs. Thrale , which forms a separate part of his works : and as a proof of the high ...
... speak of his correspon- dence , I consider it independent of the voluminous collection of let- ters which , in the course of many years , he wrote to Mrs. Thrale , which forms a separate part of his works : and as a proof of the high ...
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... speak well of me , for this evening he delivered me a very polite card from Mr. Thrale and her , inviting me to Streatham . On the 6th of October I complied with this obliging invitation , and found , at an elegant villa , six miles ...
... speak well of me , for this evening he delivered me a very polite card from Mr. Thrale and her , inviting me to Streatham . On the 6th of October I complied with this obliging invitation , and found , at an elegant villa , six miles ...
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... speaking , we should wish not . But if you please you may let your lands cheap , and so get the value , part in money and part in homage . I should agree with you in that . " BOSWELL . " So , Sir , you laugh at schemes of political ...
... speaking , we should wish not . But if you please you may let your lands cheap , and so get the value , part in money and part in homage . I should agree with you in that . " BOSWELL . " So , Sir , you laugh at schemes of political ...
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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.