The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He FlourishedJohn Sharpe, 1830 - 622 oldal |
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viii. oldal
... doubts I at any time entertained , have been entirely removed by the very favourable reception with which it has been ... doubt , if his discourse at other periods had been collected with the same attention , the whole tenour of what he ...
... doubts I at any time entertained , have been entirely removed by the very favourable reception with which it has been ... doubt , if his discourse at other periods had been collected with the same attention , the whole tenour of what he ...
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... doubt it will be found not less perfect than the former edition ; the greatest care having been taken , by correctness and elegance to do justice to one of the most instruc- tive and entertaining works in the Eng- lish language . EDM ...
... doubt it will be found not less perfect than the former edition ; the greatest care having been taken , by correctness and elegance to do justice to one of the most instruc- tive and entertaining works in the Eng- lish language . EDM ...
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... doubt of the truth of this anecdote , for she had heard it from his mother . So difficult is it to obtain an authentick relation of facts , and such authority may there be for errour ; for he assured me , that his father made the verses ...
... doubt of the truth of this anecdote , for she had heard it from his mother . So difficult is it to obtain an authentick relation of facts , and such authority may there be for errour ; for he assured me , that his father made the verses ...
22. oldal
... doubt she supposed to be correct ; but it shows how dangerous it is to trust too im- plicitly to traditional testimony and ingenious inference ; for Mr. Hector has lately assured me that Mrs. Piozzi's account is in this instance ...
... doubt she supposed to be correct ; but it shows how dangerous it is to trust too im- plicitly to traditional testimony and ingenious inference ; for Mr. Hector has lately assured me that Mrs. Piozzi's account is in this instance ...
25. oldal
... doubt that he was insensibly furnishing his mind with various know- ledge ; but I have not discovered that he wrote any thing , except a great part of his tragedy of Irene . Mr. Peter Garrick , the elder brother of David , told me that ...
... doubt that he was insensibly furnishing his mind with various know- ledge ; but I have not discovered that he wrote any thing , except a great part of his tragedy of Irene . Mr. Peter Garrick , the elder brother of David , told me that ...
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xvi. oldal - After my death I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honour from corruption, • But such an honest chronicler as Griffith.
385. oldal - How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes ?" and in his conversation with Mr.
111. oldal - I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill '." My next meeting with Johnson was on Friday the 1st of July, when he and I and Dr.
75. oldal - I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which providence has enabled me to do for myself.
426. oldal - Poor stuff! No, sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port, for men : but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
75. oldal - MY LORD, I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of the World, that two papers in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished is an honour which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like the...
116. oldal - Idleness is a disease which must be combated; but I would not advise a rigid adherence to a particular plan of study. I myself have never persisted in any plan for two days together. A man ought to read just as inclination leads him ; for what he reads as a task will do him little good. A young man should read five hours in a day, and so may acquire a great deal of knowledge.
8. oldal - I would rather [said he] have the rod to be the general terror to all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if you do thus, or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task, and there's an end on't; whereas, by exciting emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the foundation of lasting mischief; you make brothers and sisters hate each other.
171. oldal - Johnson did not answer it ; but talking for victory, and determined to be master of the field, he had recourse to the device which Goldsmith imputed to him in the witty words of one of Gibber's comedies : ' There is no arguing with Johnson ; for when his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it...
244. oldal - Sir, you have no reason to be afraid of me. The Irish are not in a conspiracy to cheat the world by false representations of the merits of their countrymen. No, Sir; the Irish are a FAIR PEOPLE : — they never speak well of one another.