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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128. oldal
That I may return in some degree the favour which he in• tends me , I will advise
him never hereafter to exert himself • on the subject of order , but , whenever he
finds himself inclined • to speak on such occasions , to remember how he has
now ...
That I may return in some degree the favour which he in• tends me , I will advise
him never hereafter to exert himself • on the subject of order , but , whenever he
finds himself inclined • to speak on such occasions , to remember how he has
now ...
296. oldal
He afterwards published another challenge , in ( which he declared himself ready
to detect the errors of Aristotle and all his commentators , either in the « common
forms of logic , or in any which his anta• gonists should propose of a hundred ...
He afterwards published another challenge , in ( which he declared himself ready
to detect the errors of Aristotle and all his commentators , either in the « common
forms of logic , or in any which his anta• gonists should propose of a hundred ...
311. oldal
that of a governor of a school for the education of young females , by making
himself known as a judge of life and manners , and capable of qualifying those of
riper years for the important relations of domestic fociety . But while he was ...
that of a governor of a school for the education of young females , by making
himself known as a judge of life and manners , and capable of qualifying those of
riper years for the important relations of domestic fociety . But while he was ...
455. oldal
It might have been expected that Johnson , in the easy circumstances in which he
had for some time felt himself , and with such a love of independence as he
affected , would have declined obligations that he was unable to repay , at least
in ...
It might have been expected that Johnson , in the easy circumstances in which he
had for some time felt himself , and with such a love of independence as he
affected , would have declined obligations that he was unable to repay , at least
in ...
541. oldal
It was a circumstance to be wondered at , that a highchurchman , as Johnson
ever professed himself to be , should be driven to seek for spiritual comfort in the
writings of sectaries ; men whom he affected , as well to condemn for their ...
It was a circumstance to be wondered at , that a highchurchman , as Johnson
ever professed himself to be , should be driven to seek for spiritual comfort in the
writings of sectaries ; men whom he affected , as well to condemn for their ...
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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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