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land . " Much , " said he , “ may be made of a Scotchman , if he be caught young .
” Boswell told him he had been informed by Mr . Orme , that many parts of the
East Indies were better mapped than the Highlands of Scotland . JOHN . son .
land . " Much , " said he , “ may be made of a Scotchman , if he be caught young .
” Boswell told him he had been informed by Mr . Orme , that many parts of the
East Indies were better mapped than the Highlands of Scotland . JOHN . son .
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Mrs . Thrale seemed shocked at this , as feudal barbarity ; and said , “ I do not
understand this preference of the estate to its owners of the land to the man who
walks upon that land . ” JOHNSON . “ Nay , madam JOHNSONIANA .
Mrs . Thrale seemed shocked at this , as feudal barbarity ; and said , “ I do not
understand this preference of the estate to its owners of the land to the man who
walks upon that land . ” JOHNSON . “ Nay , madam JOHNSONIANA .
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that land . ” JOHNSON . “ Nay , madam , it is not a preference of the land to its
owner ; it is the preference of a family to an individual . Here is an establishment
in a country , which is of importance for ages , not only to the chief , but to his
people ...
that land . ” JOHNSON . “ Nay , madam , it is not a preference of the land to its
owner ; it is the preference of a family to an individual . Here is an establishment
in a country , which is of importance for ages , not only to the chief , but to his
people ...
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Every judge , who has land , trades to a certain extent in corn , or in cattle , and in
the land itself : undoubtedly , his steward acts for him , aud so do clerks for a
great merchant . A judge may be a farmer ; but he is not to geld his own pigs .
Every judge , who has land , trades to a certain extent in corn , or in cattle , and in
the land itself : undoubtedly , his steward acts for him , aud so do clerks for a
great merchant . A judge may be a farmer ; but he is not to geld his own pigs .
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Now , tenants la will not give more for land than land is worth . If they can make
more of their money by keeping a shop , or any other way , they ' ll do it , and so
oblige landlords to let land come back to a reasonable rent , in order that they
may ...
Now , tenants la will not give more for land than land is worth . If they can make
more of their money by keeping a shop , or any other way , they ' ll do it , and so
oblige landlords to let land come back to a reasonable rent , in order that they
may ...
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advantage allow answered appeared asked believe better body Boswell called character church common consider conversation doubt drinking effect England equally expressed Garrick give given Goldsmith hand happy head hear heard human instance Italy John Johnson judge keep kind king knew knowledge known lady land language laugh learning less literary live London look lord maintained manner master mean mentioned merit mind moral nature never object observed occasion once opinion particular perhaps person pleased poor principles produced question reason remark respect Scotland seemed showed society soon speak spirit strong suppose sure talk tell thing thought tion told travels true truth wish wonder write written wrong
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89 페이지 - Whoe'er has travelled life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at an inn.
23 페이지 - ADAMS. But, Sir, how can you do this in three years ? JOHNSON. Sir, I have no doubt that I can do it in three years. ADAMS. But the French Academy, which consists of forty members, took forty years to compile their Dictionary.
110 페이지 - ... thinking how different a place London is to different people. They, whose narrow minds are contracted to the consideration of some one particular pursuit, view it only through that medium. A politician thinks of it merely as the seat of government in its different departments ; a grazier, as a vast market for cattle ; a mercantile man, as a place where a prodigious deal of business is done upon 'Change ; a...
138 페이지 - He used frequently to observe that men might be very eminent in a profession, without our perceiving any particular power of mind in them in conversation. ' It seems strange,' said he, ' that a man should see so far to the right, who sees so short a way to the left. Burke is the only man whose common conversation corresponds with the general fame which he has in the world. Take up whatever topic you please, he is ready to meet you.
7 페이지 - I would rather [said he] have the rod to be the general terror to all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if you do thus, or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task, and there's an end on't; whereas, by exciting emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundation of lasting mischief; you make brothers and sisters hate each other.
132 페이지 - Well, Madam, and you ought to be perpetually watching. It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentional lying, that there is so much falsehood in the world.
35 페이지 - Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet ,with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.' Goldsmith's abridgement is better than that of Lucius Florus or Eutropius ; and I will venture to say, that if you compare him with Vertot, in the same places of the Roman History, you will find that he excels Vertot. Sir, he has the art of compiling-, and of saying every thing he has to say in a pleasing manner. He is now writing a Natural History, and will make it as entertaining...
153 페이지 - Yet this man cut his own throat. The true strong and sound mind is the mind that can embrace equally great things and small. Now I am told the King of Prussia will say to a servant, ' Bring me a bottle of such a wine, which came in such a year ; it lies in such a corner* of the cellars.' I would have a man great in great things, and elegant in little things.
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.
60 페이지 - Yes, Sir." BOSWELL. " He has a singular talent of exhibiting character." JOHNSON. " Sir, it is not a talent, it is a vice ; it is what others abstain from. It is not comedy, which exhibits the character of a species, as that of a miser gathered from many misers : it is farce, which exhibits individuals.
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| 제목 | The British Prose Writers, 16권 The British Prose Writers |
| 발행인 | J. Sharpe, 1821 |
| 소장 | 뉴욕 공립도서관 |
| 디지털화된 날짜: | 2006년 11월 14일 |
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