Life. Poems. Irene, a tragedyNichols and Son, 1801 |
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122. oldal
... hear him repeating , from Shakspeare , Ay , but to die and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obftruction and to rot ; This fenfible warm motion to become A kneaded clod , and the delighted fpirit To bathe in fiery floods And from ...
... hear him repeating , from Shakspeare , Ay , but to die and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obftruction and to rot ; This fenfible warm motion to become A kneaded clod , and the delighted fpirit To bathe in fiery floods And from ...
126. oldal
... hear of a re- " fufal ; yet , as I have had no long time to " brood hopes , and have not rioted in ima- ginary opulence , this cold reception has 66 " been scarce a disappointment ; and from 66 your Lordship's kindness I have received a ...
... hear of a re- " fufal ; yet , as I have had no long time to " brood hopes , and have not rioted in ima- ginary opulence , this cold reception has 66 " been scarce a disappointment ; and from 66 your Lordship's kindness I have received a ...
138. oldal
... graphy was his delight . The proper fludy of mankind is man . Sooner than hear of the Punic war , he would be rude to the perfon that introduced the subject . John- Johnson was born a logician ; one of those , 138 AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND.
... graphy was his delight . The proper fludy of mankind is man . Sooner than hear of the Punic war , he would be rude to the perfon that introduced the subject . John- Johnson was born a logician ; one of those , 138 AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND.
184. oldal
... hear the fen- " tence of the law pronounced upon him , in 66 consequence of an indictment for forgery . " The voice of the publick has given the ho- 66 nour of manufacturing this speech to Dr. " Johnson ; and the style and configuration ...
... hear the fen- " tence of the law pronounced upon him , in 66 consequence of an indictment for forgery . " The voice of the publick has given the ho- 66 nour of manufacturing this speech to Dr. " Johnson ; and the style and configuration ...
6. oldal
... hear , And dare to flumber o'er the * Gazetteer ; Defpife a fool in half his penfion drefs'd , And strive in vain to laugh at Clodio's jest . 9 Others with fofter fmiles , and fubtler art , Can fap the principles , or taint the heart ...
... hear , And dare to flumber o'er the * Gazetteer ; Defpife a fool in half his penfion drefs'd , And strive in vain to laugh at Clodio's jest . 9 Others with fofter fmiles , and fubtler art , Can fap the principles , or taint the heart ...
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ABDALLA Addiſon affift Afpafia againſt ASPASIA Baffa beauty beſt bofom breaſt CALI CARAZA cauſe charms cloſe courſe death DEMETRIUS effays eſtabliſhed ev'ry eyes faid fame fate fatire fays fcorn fecret fecula fhade fhall fhews fhine fince firſt flaves fmile fome foon foul fpirit friendſhip ftill fubject fuch Garrick greatneſs Greece happineſs HASAN Heav'n himſelf hiſtory honour hope houſe IRENE Irene's Johnſon juft juftice labours laft laſt leaſt LEONTIUS Lichfield Lord MAHOMET mihi mind moſt Muft muſt MUSTAPHA nunc o'er obferved occafion paffion pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe preſent publiſhed purpoſe purſue quæ quod rage reaſon rife SAMUEL JOHNSON SATIRE OF JUVENAL ſay SCENE ſcenes ſeems ſhall ſhare ſhould Sir John Hawkins ſpread ſtate ſtill Sultan thee theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tibi tion tranflation uſe virtue vitæ whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh
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75. oldal - 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.
17. oldal - And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of fav'rites made no change of laws, And senates heard before they judg'da cause; How wouldst thou shake at Britain's modish tribe, Dart the quick taunt, and edge the piercing gibe?
18. oldal - And smok'd in kitchens, or in auctions sold, To better features yields the frame of gold; For now no more we trace in ev'ry line Heroic worth, benevolence divine: The form distorted justifies the fall, And detestation rids th
77. oldal - The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it.
77. oldal - ... it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary. and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it. 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.
77. oldal - Is not a patron, My Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help?
76. oldal - I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before.
22. oldal - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
76. oldal - I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.
6. oldal - What check restrain your thirst of pow'r and gold ? Behold rebellious virtue quite o'erthrown, Behold our fame, our wealth, our lives your own. To such, a groaning nation's spoils are giv'n, When public crimes...