The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions to the first edition, 1. kötet |
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Though the loftiness of his mind prevented him from ever dedi . cating in his own
person , he wrote a very great nunber of Dedications for others . Some of these ,
the persons who were favoured with them , are unwilling should be mentioned ...
Though the loftiness of his mind prevented him from ever dedi . cating in his own
person , he wrote a very great nunber of Dedications for others . Some of these ,
the persons who were favoured with them , are unwilling should be mentioned ...
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... if you delay to enquire , you will have no information ; if you neglect to write ,
information will be vain . ' 5 Mr . Langton ' s uncle . The place of residence of Mr .
Peregrine Langton . ? Mr . Langton did not disregard this counsel , but wrote the ...
... if you delay to enquire , you will have no information ; if you neglect to write ,
information will be vain . ' 5 Mr . Langton ' s uncle . The place of residence of Mr .
Peregrine Langton . ? Mr . Langton did not disregard this counsel , but wrote the ...
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57 tioned it to Jolinson , repeating , at the same time , what Mrs . Williams had
said . His answer was , “ It is true , Sir , that she wrote it before she was
acquainted with me ; but she has not told you that I wrote it all over again , except
two lines .
57 tioned it to Jolinson , repeating , at the same time , what Mrs . Williams had
said . His answer was , “ It is true , Sir , that she wrote it before she was
acquainted with me ; but she has not told you that I wrote it all over again , except
two lines .
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I used once to be sadly plagued with a man who wrote verses , but who literally
had no other notion of a verse , but that it consisted of ten syllables . Lay 1768 .
your knife and your fork , across your E2 DR . JOHNSOY . 31 . Johnson
proceeded ...
I used once to be sadly plagued with a man who wrote verses , but who literally
had no other notion of a verse , but that it consisted of ten syllables . Lay 1768 .
your knife and your fork , across your E2 DR . JOHNSOY . 31 . Johnson
proceeded ...
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With this view , he wrote a letter to one of the Secretaries of the Treasury , of
which he gave me a copy in his own hand - writing , which is as follows : 36 SIR ,
001 nerv “ You will easily recollect , when I had the honour of waiting upon you
some ...
With this view , he wrote a letter to one of the Secretaries of the Treasury , of
which he gave me a copy in his own hand - writing , which is as follows : 36 SIR ,
001 nerv “ You will easily recollect , when I had the honour of waiting upon you
some ...
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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. |
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