The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Luke Hansard, 1806 |
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iv. oldal
... receiving assistance from Mr Ford in the study of the classics . The general rule of study given to Johnson by his cousin , who knew the world well , was this : " Obtain , " said Ford , " some general " principles of every science he ...
... receiving assistance from Mr Ford in the study of the classics . The general rule of study given to Johnson by his cousin , who knew the world well , was this : " Obtain , " said Ford , " some general " principles of every science he ...
ix. oldal
... received only five guineas for his translation , which appears to possess no peculiar merit . It is not unlikely , that the translation of this work may have suggested to Johnson the idea of fixing in Abyssinia the birth - place of his ...
... received only five guineas for his translation , which appears to possess no peculiar merit . It is not unlikely , that the translation of this work may have suggested to Johnson the idea of fixing in Abyssinia the birth - place of his ...
xiv. oldal
... was noticed , however , by the Hon . Henry Her- vey , who had been previously quartered at Lich- field as an officer of the army . Johnson was so grateful for the attention which he received at this period Xiv LIFE OF.
... was noticed , however , by the Hon . Henry Her- vey , who had been previously quartered at Lich- field as an officer of the army . Johnson was so grateful for the attention which he received at this period Xiv LIFE OF.
xv. oldal
Samuel Johnson. grateful for the attention which he received at this period , when he most wanted it , that not long be- fore his death , he thus described his early friend : " Henry Hervey was a vicious man , but very " kind to me . If ...
Samuel Johnson. grateful for the attention which he received at this period , when he most wanted it , that not long be- fore his death , he thus described his early friend : " Henry Hervey was a vicious man , but very " kind to me . If ...
xxiv. oldal
... received . He was left waiting a full hour in an anti - cham- ber , till a gentleman should retire and leave his Lordship at leisure . He at length saw the gen tleman withdraw , and observing that it was the celebrated Colley Cibber ...
... received . He was left waiting a full hour in an anti - cham- ber , till a gentleman should retire and leave his Lordship at leisure . He at length saw the gen tleman withdraw , and observing that it was the celebrated Colley Cibber ...
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xxxi. oldal - When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment...
xxxii. 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.
20. oldal - Proceed, illustrious youth, And Virtue guard thee to the throne of Truth ! Yet should thy soul indulge the gen'rous heat Till captive Science yields her last retreat; Should Reason guide thee with her brightest ray, And pour on misty doubt resistless day; Should no false kindness lure to loose delight, Nor praise relax, nor difficulty fright; Should tempting Novelty thy cell refrain, And Sloth effuse her opiate fumes in vain; Should Beauty blunt on fops her fatal dart, Nor claim the triumph of a...
15. oldal - LET observation, with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru ; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes of crowded life...
xxxiv. oldal - A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid.
23. oldal - ... prays; Hides from himself his state, and shuns to know, That life protracted is protracted woe. Time hovers o'er, impatient to destroy, And shuts up all the passages of joy; In vain their gifts the bounteous seasons pour, The fruit autumnal, and the vernal flow'r...
lix. oldal - MACPHERSON, — I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence offered me I shall do my best to repel; and what I cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian.
21. oldal - The march begins, in military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait; Stern Famine guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades the realms of Frost; He comes...
xlix. oldal - During the whole of this interview, Johnson talked to his Majesty with profound respect, but still in his firm manly manner, with a sonorous voice, and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the drawing room.
21. oldal - The ravish'd standard, and the captive foe, The senate's thanks, the gazette's pompous tale, With force resistless o'er the brave prevail. Such bribes the rapid Greek o'er Asia whirl'd, For...