The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and Literature, Men, Manners, and MoralsJohn Bumpus, 1825 - 352 oldal |
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5. oldal
... given us , and may be lawfully used . The author of The Government of the Tongue ' would have us treat all men alike . " " To be contradicted ( he observed ) , in order to force you to talk , is mighty unpleasing . You shine , indeed ...
... given us , and may be lawfully used . The author of The Government of the Tongue ' would have us treat all men alike . " " To be contradicted ( he observed ) , in order to force you to talk , is mighty unpleasing . You shine , indeed ...
14. oldal
... given him as good as he brought , as the common say- ing is . " - J . " Yes , sir ; and Foote would have answered the ostler . " Mr. Boswell gave him an account of the excel- lent mimicry of a friend of his in Scotland ; ob- serving ...
... given him as good as he brought , as the common say- ing is . " - J . " Yes , sir ; and Foote would have answered the ostler . " Mr. Boswell gave him an account of the excel- lent mimicry of a friend of his in Scotland ; ob- serving ...
18. oldal
... given me pain , not from the power of what you said , but from seeing your intention . " At another time apply- ing to him , with a slight alteration , a line of Pope , he said , " Thy love of folly , and thy scorn of fools . Every ...
... given me pain , not from the power of what you said , but from seeing your intention . " At another time apply- ing to him , with a slight alteration , a line of Pope , he said , " Thy love of folly , and thy scorn of fools . Every ...
30. oldal
... given him re- peated proofs of his regard and good estimation . I used to say , that as he had given me a thousand pounds in praise , he had a good right now and then to take a guinea from me . " -- J . " I require wine only when I am ...
... given him re- peated proofs of his regard and good estimation . I used to say , that as he had given me a thousand pounds in praise , he had a good right now and then to take a guinea from me . " -- J . " I require wine only when I am ...
40. oldal
... given him a disgust to marriage ; but by taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first , by showing that she made him so happy as a married man , that he wishes to be so a second time . " So in- genious a turn did he ...
... given him a disgust to marriage ; but by taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first , by showing that she made him so happy as a married man , that he wishes to be so a second time . " So in- genious a turn did he ...
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150. oldal - Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome ; and the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No...
29. oldal - No, sir, claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
212. oldal - Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman, is not easy. I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. I would rather have Chancery suits upon my hands than the cure of souls. No, Sir, I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life, nor do I envy the clergyman who makes it an easy life.
87. oldal - Come, come, (said Garrick,) talk no more of that. You are perhaps, the worst — eh, eh!" — Goldsmith was eagerly attempting to interrupt him, when Garrick went on, laughing ironically, "Nay, you will always look like a gentleman; but I am talking of being well or ill drest.
220. oldal - Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only way to do good to the common people, and which clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense.
344. oldal - I met him (said he) at Lord Clare's house' in the country, and he took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man.
192. oldal - But is not the fear of death natural to man?" JOHNSON. " So much so, sir, that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it.
104. oldal - ... to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite; which was so fierce, and indulged with such intenseness, that while in the act of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible.
321. oldal - The excellence of this work is not exactness, but copiousness ; particular lines are not to be regarded ; the power is in the whole ; and in the whole there is a magnificence like that ascribed to Chinese plantation, the magnificence of vast extent and endless diversity.
104. oldal - I never knew any man who relished good eating more than he did. When at table, he was totally absorbed in the business of the moment; his looks seemed rivetted to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite: which was so fierce, and indulged with such...