The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions to the first edition, 1권1807 |
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... meaning , " to insignificant matters , as if one should put the armour of Goliath upon a dwarf . The con- trast might be laughable ; but the dignity of the armour must remain the same in all considerate minds . This malicious drollery ...
... meaning , " to insignificant matters , as if one should put the armour of Goliath upon a dwarf . The con- trast might be laughable ; but the dignity of the armour must remain the same in all considerate minds . This malicious drollery ...
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... means complimentary , yet gave me real pleasure , because it contains these words , I shall be glad , very glad to see you .'- Surely you have no reason to complain of my publishing a single paragraph of one of your letters ; the ...
... means complimentary , yet gave me real pleasure , because it contains these words , I shall be glad , very glad to see you .'- Surely you have no reason to complain of my publishing a single paragraph of one of your letters ; the ...
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... mean is , that you can shew me no passage where there is simply a description of material ob- jects , without any intermixture of moral notions , which produces such an effect . " Mr. Murphy men- tioned Shakspeare's description of the ...
... mean is , that you can shew me no passage where there is simply a description of material ob- jects , without any intermixture of moral notions , which produces such an effect . " Mr. Murphy men- tioned Shakspeare's description of the ...
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... mean that he has taught us any thing ; but he has told us old things in a new way . " MURPHY . " He seems to have read a great deal of French cri- ticism , and wants to make it his own ; as if he had been for years anatomising the heart ...
... mean that he has taught us any thing ; but he has told us old things in a new way . " MURPHY . " He seems to have read a great deal of French cri- ticism , and wants to make it his own ; as if he had been for years anatomising the heart ...
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... meaning of subscription , and upon others terms would not sub- scribe . " - The above was printed some years ago in the European Magazine , from the original , now in the hands of Mr. Mapletoft , surgeon at Chertsey , grandson to Dr ...
... meaning of subscription , and upon others terms would not sub- scribe . " - The above was printed some years ago in the European Magazine , from the original , now in the hands of Mr. Mapletoft , surgeon at Chertsey , grandson to Dr ...
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470 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.
356 페이지 - The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write ; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.
246 페이지 - Then we upon our globe's last verge shall go, And see the ocean leaning on the sky ; From thence our rolling neighbours we shall know, And on the lunar world securely pry.
228 페이지 - It having been observed that there was little hospitality in London : — JOHNSON. ' Nay, sir, any man who has a name, or who has the power of pleasing, will be very generally invited in London. The man Sterne, I have been told, has had engagements for three months." — GOLDSMITH. "And a very dull fellow.
49 페이지 - ... supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclusive. But, Sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not convince yourself may convince the judge to whom you urge it ; and if it does convince him, why, then. Sir, you are wrong, and he is right. It is his business to judge ; and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that a cause is bad, but to say all you can for your client, and then hear the judge's opinion.
74 페이지 - Talking of a London life, he said: " The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who have been in it. I will venture to say, there is more learning and science within the circumference of ten miles from where we now sit, than in all the rest of the kingdom.
191 페이지 - I believe they might be good beings, but they were not fit to be in the University of Oxford. A cow is a very good animal in the field, but we turn her out of a garden.
6 페이지 - Redress the rigours of the inclement clime ; Aid slighted truth with thy persuasive strain ; Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain : Teach him, that states of native strength...
257 페이지 - Sir, that is because at first she has full time and makes her nest deliberately. In the case you mention she is pressed to lay, and must therefore make her nest quickly, and consequently it will be slight." GOLDSMITH. " The nidification of birds is what is least known in natural history, though one of the most curious things in it.
469 페이지 - The master of the house is anxious to entertain his guests ; the guests are anxious to be agreeable to him : and no man, but a very impudent dog indeed, can as freely command what is in another man's house, as if it were his own. 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 welcoroer you are.