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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137. oldal
1 " he refusing to give him that small rate for « the copy , he ventured to print the
first part * of it at his own charge , and most of the " books lay upon his hands until
the latter “ end of the year 1637 , when Mr. Stephens " and Mr. Meredith ...
1 " he refusing to give him that small rate for « the copy , he ventured to print the
first part * of it at his own charge , and most of the " books lay upon his hands until
the latter “ end of the year 1637 , when Mr. Stephens " and Mr. Meredith ...
366. oldal
... to supply her necessities in her last illness , he wrote and made money of his ·
Rasselas , ' a tale of his invention , numbered among the best of his writings , and
published in the spring of 1759 , a crisis that gives credit to such a supposition .
... to supply her necessities in her last illness , he wrote and made money of his ·
Rasselas , ' a tale of his invention , numbered among the best of his writings , and
published in the spring of 1759 , a crisis that gives credit to such a supposition .
431. oldal
The following story I give as an instance of his pleasantry , at times when the
business of the theatre did not occupy his thoughts . Living at Twickenham , at
about two miles distance from his house at Hampton , I made him , as I frequently
did ...
The following story I give as an instance of his pleasantry , at times when the
business of the theatre did not occupy his thoughts . Living at Twickenham , at
about two miles distance from his house at Hampton , I made him , as I frequently
did ...
548. oldal
prudence and fagacity , of which himself had , in fome instances , found the
benefit * , he might give a general direction to the motions of so vast a machine
as they had to conduct . Perhaps he might also think , that the celebrity of
Johnson's ...
prudence and fagacity , of which himself had , in fome instances , found the
benefit * , he might give a general direction to the motions of so vast a machine
as they had to conduct . Perhaps he might also think , that the celebrity of
Johnson's ...
593. oldal
By way of codicil to my last will and testament , I Samuel Johnson , give , devise ,
and bequeath , my messuage or tenement , situate at Lichfield , in the county of
Stafford , with the appurtenances , in the tenure or occupation of Mrs. Bond , of ...
By way of codicil to my last will and testament , I Samuel Johnson , give , devise ,
and bequeath , my messuage or tenement , situate at Lichfield , in the county of
Stafford , with the appurtenances , in the tenure or occupation of Mrs. Bond , of ...
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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.
Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | The life of Dr. Samuel Johnson 1. kötet/The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with His Life, and Notes on His Lives of the Poets, Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| Szerzők | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins |
| Illusztrálta: | Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Hall |
| Közreműködők | James Buckland, John Rivington, Charles Rivington, Francis Rivington, Thomas Payne, Lockyer Davis, Benjamin White, B. White and Son, T. Payne and Son |
| Kiadó | J. Buckland, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son ... [and 36 others in London], 1787 |
| Eredeti forrása | Oxfordi Egyetem |
| Digitalizálva: | 2007. jún. 20. |
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