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Mrs . Thrale disputed with him on the merit of Prior . He attacked himn powerfully ;
said he wrote of love like a man who had never felt it : his love verses were
college verses ; and he repeated the song " Alexis shunn ' d his fellow swains , ”
& c ...
Mrs . Thrale disputed with him on the merit of Prior . He attacked himn powerfully ;
said he wrote of love like a man who had never felt it : his love verses were
college verses ; and he repeated the song " Alexis shunn ' d his fellow swains , ”
& c ...
232. oldal
On Wednesday , April 21 , I dined with him at Mr . Thrale ' s . A gentleman
attacked Garrick for ... JOHNSON . “ True . When he whom every body else
flatters , flatters me , I then am truly happy . " Mrs . THRALE . “ The sentiment is in
Congreve , I ...
On Wednesday , April 21 , I dined with him at Mr . Thrale ' s . A gentleman
attacked Garrick for ... JOHNSON . “ True . When he whom every body else
flatters , flatters me , I then am truly happy . " Mrs . THRALE . “ The sentiment is in
Congreve , I ...
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Mrs , Williams , a gentlewoman whom you may have seen at Mr . Thrale ' s , is a
petitioner for Mr . Hetherington ' s charity : petitions are this day issued at Christ ' s
Hospital . " I am a bad manager of business in a crowd ; and if I should send a ...
Mrs , Williams , a gentlewoman whom you may have seen at Mr . Thrale ' s , is a
petitioner for Mr . Hetherington ' s charity : petitions are this day issued at Christ ' s
Hospital . " I am a bad manager of business in a crowd ; and if I should send a ...
361. oldal
On Saturday , May 8 , I dined with him at Mr . Thrale ' s , where we met the Irish Dr
. Campbell . Johnson had supped the night before at Mrs . Abington ' s with some
fashionable people whom he named ; and he seemed much pleased with ...
On Saturday , May 8 , I dined with him at Mr . Thrale ' s , where we met the Irish Dr
. Campbell . Johnson had supped the night before at Mrs . Abington ' s with some
fashionable people whom he named ; and he seemed much pleased with ...
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Mr . Thrale is very liberal , and keeps us two coaches , and a very fine table ; but I
think our cookery very bad . Mrs . Thrale got into a convent of English nuns , and I
talked with her through the grate , and I am very kindly used by the English ...
Mr . Thrale is very liberal , and keeps us two coaches , and a very fine table ; but I
think our cookery very bad . Mrs . Thrale got into a convent of English nuns , and I
talked with her through the grate , and I am very kindly used by the English ...
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470. oldal - No, Sir ; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.
356. oldal - The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write ; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.
246. oldal - Then we upon our globe's last verge shall go, And see the ocean leaning on the sky ; From thence our rolling neighbours we shall know, And on the lunar world securely pry.
228. oldal - It having been observed that there was little hospitality in London : — JOHNSON. ' Nay, sir, any man who has a name, or who has the power of pleasing, will be very generally invited in London. The man Sterne, I have been told, has had engagements for three months." — GOLDSMITH. "And a very dull fellow.
49. oldal - ... supposing your arguments to be weak and inconclusive. But, Sir, that is not enough. An argument which does not convince yourself may convince the judge to whom you urge it ; and if it does convince him, why, then. Sir, you are wrong, and he is right. It is his business to judge ; and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that a cause is bad, but to say all you can for your client, and then hear the judge's opinion.
74. oldal - Talking of a London life, he said: " The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who have been in it. I will venture to say, there is more learning and science within the circumference of ten miles from where we now sit, than in all the rest of the kingdom.
191. oldal - I believe they might be good beings, but they were not fit to be in the University of Oxford. A cow is a very good animal in the field, but we turn her out of a garden.
6. oldal - Redress the rigours of the inclement clime ; Aid slighted truth with thy persuasive strain ; Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain : Teach him, that states of native strength...
257. oldal - Sir, that is because at first she has full time and makes her nest deliberately. In the case you mention she is pressed to lay, and must therefore make her nest quickly, and consequently it will be slight." GOLDSMITH. " The nidification of birds is what is least known in natural history, though one of the most curious things in it.
469. oldal - The master of the house is anxious to entertain his guests ; the guests are anxious to be agreeable to him : and no man, but a very impudent dog indeed, can as freely command what is in another man's house, as if it were his own. 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 welcoroer you are.
Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions to the first edition, 1. kötet The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions to the first edition, Edmond Malone |
| Szerző | James Boswell |
| Szerkesztő | Edmond Malone |
| Kiadás | 5 |
| Kiadás éve: | 1807 |
| Eredeti forrása | Oxfordi Egyetem |
| Digitalizálva: | 2007. jún. 18. |
| Idézet exportálása | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |