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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ix. oldal
... truths . The originals , as they were from time to time committed to writing , were by bim delivered to Mr. Langton , with directions to publish them ; and it is to that gentleman that we owe the pleasure of perufing , in this form ...
... truths . The originals , as they were from time to time committed to writing , were by bim delivered to Mr. Langton , with directions to publish them ; and it is to that gentleman that we owe the pleasure of perufing , in this form ...
12. oldal
... truth , the course of his ftudies was far from regular : he read by fits and ftarts , and , in the intervals , digested his reading by meditation , to which he was ever prone . Neither did he regard the hours of study , farther than the ...
... truth , the course of his ftudies was far from regular : he read by fits and ftarts , and , in the intervals , digested his reading by meditation , to which he was ever prone . Neither did he regard the hours of study , farther than the ...
33. oldal
... truth of a confeffion , faid to have been made by him , that he never faw the ⚫ human face divine , ' it may be queftioned , whether himself was ever an eye - witness to them . The in- fcription further declares her to have been of the ...
... truth of a confeffion , faid to have been made by him , that he never faw the ⚫ human face divine , ' it may be queftioned , whether himself was ever an eye - witness to them . The in- fcription further declares her to have been of the ...
43. oldal
... truth , by Mr. Thomas Davies , and by him published in two volumes , octavo ; but the course of this narration re- quires me occafionally to mention fuch particulars concerning him , as in any manner connect him with the fubject I am ...
... truth , by Mr. Thomas Davies , and by him published in two volumes , octavo ; but the course of this narration re- quires me occafionally to mention fuch particulars concerning him , as in any manner connect him with the fubject I am ...
57. oldal
... truth , he conceals that himself was the author of it . The letter I here infert , as alfo another of his on the fame fubject . • SIR , • When I took the liberty of writing to you a few days ago , I did not expect a repetition of the ...
... truth , he conceals that himself was the author of it . The letter I here infert , as alfo another of his on the fame fubject . • SIR , • When I took the liberty of writing to you a few days ago , I did not expect a repetition of the ...
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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.