The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... present state . Many of your notions seem not to be very clear in your own mind ; many are not sufficiently developed and expanded for the com- mon reader : it wants every where to be made smoother and plainer . " You may , by revisal ...
... present state . Many of your notions seem not to be very clear in your own mind ; many are not sufficiently developed and expanded for the com- mon reader : it wants every where to be made smoother and plainer . " You may , by revisal ...
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... present more worthy of his acceptance than the segment from the hearth- broom , but soon after introducing him to Dr. John- son himself in Bolt - court , with whom he had the satisfaction of conversing a considerable time , not a ...
... present more worthy of his acceptance than the segment from the hearth- broom , but soon after introducing him to Dr. John- son himself in Bolt - court , with whom he had the satisfaction of conversing a considerable time , not a ...
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... present , that my affection for worse . [ See ante , vol . iii . pp . 351 and 352 , where , in a better humour , he describes his townsmen as the most civilized people in England . — En . ] you is not diminished ; and my expectation ...
... present , that my affection for worse . [ See ante , vol . iii . pp . 351 and 352 , where , in a better humour , he describes his townsmen as the most civilized people in England . — En . ] you is not diminished ; and my expectation ...
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... present reading . - BOSWELL . 2 [ Is there a pun hidden under this allusion to the parable in Matthew xxv . 15 ? -ED . ] 3 [ Here , by an error of date , followed some observations on a curious passage in one of Johnson's diaries ...
... present reading . - BOSWELL . 2 [ Is there a pun hidden under this allusion to the parable in Matthew xxv . 15 ? -ED . ] 3 [ Here , by an error of date , followed some observations on a curious passage in one of Johnson's diaries ...
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... present by two sick women , where my dear old friend , Mr. Levett , to whom , as he used to tell me , I owe your acquaintance , died a few weeks ago , suddenly in his bed ; there passed not , I believe , a minute between health and ...
... present by two sick women , where my dear old friend , Mr. Levett , to whom , as he used to tell me , I owe your acquaintance , died a few weeks ago , suddenly in his bed ; there passed not , I believe , a minute between health and ...
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177. oldal - Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
198. oldal - tis all a cheat; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay: To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse, and, while it says, we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest.
177. oldal - I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love ; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
58. oldal - I never heard anything from him in company that was at all striking ; and depend upon it, Sir, it is when you come close to a man in conversation, that you discover what his real abilities are : to make a speech in a public assembly is a knack. Now I honour Thurlow, Sir; Thurlow is a fine fellow; he fairly puts his mind to yours.
163. oldal - O ! my friend, the approach of death is very dreadful. I am afraid to think on that which I know I cannot avoid. It is vain to look round and round for that help which cannot be had. Yet we hope and hope, and fancy that he who has lived to-day may live to-morrow.
12. 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...
101. oldal - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, •and ought to be diminished ?
74. oldal - And then, in a sort of kindly reverie, he bethought himself of his own favourite cat, and said, " But Hodge shan't be shot : no, no, Hodge shall not be shot.
452. oldal - In this work, when it shall be found that much is omitted, let it not be forgotten that much likewise is performed...
11. oldal - CONDEMN'D to Hope's delusive mine, As on we toil from day to day, By sudden blasts or slow decline Our social comforts drop away.