The life of Dr. Samuel JohnsonJ. Buckland, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son ... [and 36 others in London], 1787 |
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133. oldal
... on the subject of his intended catalogue , and that Maittaire might have
furnished the general heads or classes under which the several books are
arranged , a work of some labour , and that required no small stock of erudition ,
This at least ...
... on the subject of his intended catalogue , and that Maittaire might have
furnished the general heads or classes under which the several books are
arranged , a work of some labour , and that required no small stock of erudition ,
This at least ...
244. oldal
In the winter evenings he frequented Tom's coffee - house in Devereux court ,
then the refort of some of the most eminent men for learning and ingenuity of the
time , with some of whom he became entangled in disputes and altercations ...
In the winter evenings he frequented Tom's coffee - house in Devereux court ,
then the refort of some of the most eminent men for learning and ingenuity of the
time , with some of whom he became entangled in disputes and altercations ...
396. oldal
He had acquired some knowledge of the Latin language , and had a propenfity to
learning , which his parents not being able to gratify , he went to live as a
shopman with a woollendraper at Hull : with him he stayed two years , during
which ...
He had acquired some knowledge of the Latin language , and had a propenfity to
learning , which his parents not being able to gratify , he went to live as a
shopman with a woollendraper at Hull : with him he stayed two years , during
which ...
488. oldal
Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins. “ some degree . I was born in the right climate ,
but s seem to be framed and constellated unto all : all « places , all airs , make
unto me one country ; I am in England every where and under every mecc ridian .
Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins. “ some degree . I was born in the right climate ,
but s seem to be framed and constellated unto all : all « places , all airs , make
unto me one country ; I am in England every where and under every mecc ridian .
489. oldal
It is said , that some men of integrity profess to have heard parts of it , but they all
heard them when they were boys ; and it was never said , that any of ( them could
recite fix lines . They remember names , and , perhaps , some proverbial ...
It is said , that some men of integrity profess to have heard parts of it , but they all
heard them when they were boys ; and it was never said , that any of ( them could
recite fix lines . They remember names , and , perhaps , some proverbial ...
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able affected againſt alſo anſwer appear became become called character circumſtances common conduct contained converſation courſe death deſign engaged Engliſh exerciſe father favour firſt former frequently friends Garrick gave give given hand himſelf hiſtory honour hope houſe human improvement inſtance intereſt John Johnſon kind known labour language laſt late learning leſs letter living London looked lord manners means mentioned mind moral moſt muſt nature never obſerved occaſion once opinion particulars perſon political practice preſent principles printed profeſſion publiſhed purpoſe reaſon received reflection rendered reſpect ſaid ſame ſay ſee ſeemed ſentiments ſeveral ſhall ſhould ſome ſtate ſtudy ſubject ſuch ſuppoſed theſe thing thoſe thought tion told took tranſlation truth uſe whereof whole whoſe writings written young
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349. oldal - Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth.
265. oldal - Almighty GOD, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and without whose grace all wisdom is folly : grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be withheld from me, but that I may promote thy glory, and the salvation of myself and others : grant this, O Lord, for the sake of thy son, JESUS CHRIST. Amen.
519. oldal - From zeal or malice now no more we dread, For English vengeance wars not with the dead, A generous foe regards with pitying eye The man whom fate has laid where all must lie. To wit, reviving from its author's dust, Be kind, ye judges, or at least be just : Let no renewed hostilities invade Th' oblivious grave's inviolable shade.
127. oldal - I have been accused of acting a theatrical part. A theatrical part may either imply some peculiarities of gesture, or a dissimulation of my real sentiments, and an adoption of the opinions and language of another man. In the first sense, sir, the charge is too trifling to be confuted, and deserves only to be mentioned that it may be despised.
344. oldal - Have put their whole drama and epick to flight ; In satires, epistles, and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; And Johnson, well arm'd like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French *, and will beat forty more...
155. oldal - ... the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.
190. oldal - I am almost in a fever whenever I am in his company. His figure (without being deformed) seems made to disgrace or ridicule the common structure of the human body.
555. oldal - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
62. oldal - ... but, unfortunately, he is not capable of receiving their bounty, which would make him happy for life...
584. oldal - Support me by the grace of thy Holy Spirit in the days of weakness, and at the hour of death, and receive me, at my death, to everlasting happiness, for the sake of Jesus Christ. — Amen.