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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to the publication of the last of the collections of essays above - mentioned ,
escaped their censure , and were now become principles that had mis - led many
, and were likely to affect the moral conduct of the young and unthinking : these
had ...
to the publication of the last of the collections of essays above - mentioned ,
escaped their censure , and were now become principles that had mis - led many
, and were likely to affect the moral conduct of the young and unthinking : these
had ...
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C they return'd to Bury ; and last Saturday I wene thither again by appointment ,
but they were obliged to set out that day for London , and I went with them to
Sudbury , where we lay . You'll imagine 1 was • transported with their company ,
and ...
C they return'd to Bury ; and last Saturday I wene thither again by appointment ,
but they were obliged to set out that day for London , and I went with them to
Sudbury , where we lay . You'll imagine 1 was • transported with their company ,
and ...
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C He continued this paper to the extent of one hundred and three numbers , and
on Saturday the fifth day of April 1760 , closed it with an essay , containing a
solemn and very affecting contemplation on the words this is the last , in various ...
C He continued this paper to the extent of one hundred and three numbers , and
on Saturday the fifth day of April 1760 , closed it with an essay , containing a
solemn and very affecting contemplation on the words this is the last , in various ...
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Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins ! " Yet hear , at last , this mournful truth , Nor
hear it with a frown , - Thou can'st not make the tea so fast , • As I can gulp it down
. ' With these powers of instructing and delighting those with whom he conversed
...
Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins ! " Yet hear , at last , this mournful truth , Nor
hear it with a frown , - Thou can'st not make the tea so fast , • As I can gulp it down
. ' With these powers of instructing and delighting those with whom he conversed
...
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JOHNSON , ( L. S. ) Signed , fealed , published , declared , and delivered by the
said testator , as his last will and teftament , in the presence of us , the word two
being first inserted in the cpposite page . GEORGE STRAHAN . John Des ...
JOHNSON , ( L. S. ) Signed , fealed , published , declared , and delivered by the
said testator , as his last will and teftament , in the presence of us , the word two
being first inserted in the cpposite page . GEORGE STRAHAN . John Des ...
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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.