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51. oldal
In a mixed company , of which I was one , the conversation turned on the
pestilence which raged in London , in the year 1665 , and gave occasion to
Johnson to speak of Dr . Nathanael Hodges , who , in the height of that calamity ,
continued ...
In a mixed company , of which I was one , the conversation turned on the
pestilence which raged in London , in the year 1665 , and gave occasion to
Johnson to speak of Dr . Nathanael Hodges , who , in the height of that calamity ,
continued ...
62. oldal
1737 ; for it mentions Johnson ' s being the author of the poem of London , ' which
, as I have above fixed it , was written in 1738 . It is as follows : : " Sir , ? Mr .
Samuel Johnson , ( author of London a satire , and some other poetical pieces , )
is ...
1737 ; for it mentions Johnson ' s being the author of the poem of London , ' which
, as I have above fixed it , was written in 1738 . It is as follows : : " Sir , ? Mr .
Samuel Johnson , ( author of London a satire , and some other poetical pieces , )
is ...
93. oldal
... and run all through the streets « of London and Westminster distributing quack
« bills , swearing he would go visit his beautiful “ Garden of Eden ; raving against
Common Sense * , and - the London Magazine , and singing a mad song set ...
... and run all through the streets « of London and Westminster distributing quack
« bills , swearing he would go visit his beautiful “ Garden of Eden ; raving against
Common Sense * , and - the London Magazine , and singing a mad song set ...
263. oldal
He came to England young , and , as he says in some of his writings , was so
pleased with the country , that he took up his residence in it , and made the
language his study . He lived in obscure lodgings in London , and betook himself
to the ...
He came to England young , and , as he says in some of his writings , was so
pleased with the country , that he took up his residence in it , and made the
language his study . He lived in obscure lodgings in London , and betook himself
to the ...
377. oldal
... that the great encouragements given of late to the arts of design , have hitherto
failed to call forth a genius in any degree comparable to those of former ages ,
Jones and Sir Christopher Wren ; and that the citizens of London , in the meridian
...
... that the great encouragements given of late to the arts of design , have hitherto
failed to call forth a genius in any degree comparable to those of former ages ,
Jones and Sir Christopher Wren ; and that the citizens of London , in the meridian
...
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550. oldal - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
484. oldal - I was born in the eighth climate, but seem to be framed and constellated unto all. I am no plant that will not prosper out of a garden. All places, all airs, make unto me one country ; I am in England everywhere, and under any meridian.
198. oldal - For we that live to please, must please to live. Then prompt no more the follies you decry, As tyrants doom their tools of guilt to die...
289. oldal - I have familiarized the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any word not authorized by former writers...
360. oldal - I look upon this as I did upon the Dictionary: it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of.
342. oldal - Have put their whole drama and epick to flight ; In satires, epistles, and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; And Johnson, well arm'd like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French *, and will beat forty more...
62. oldal - ... but, unfortunately, he is not capable of receiving their bounty, which would make him happy for life...
126. oldal - Excursions of fancy, and flights of oratory, are indeed, pardonable in young men, but in no other; and it would surely contribute more, even to the purpose for which some gentlemen appear to speak, (that of depreciating the conduct of the...
347. oldal - Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth.
492. oldal - That our ancestors, who first settled these colonies, were at the time of their emigration from the mother country, entitled to all the rights, liberties, and immunities of free and natural-born subjects, within the realm of England.
Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
| Szerző | Sir John Hawkins |
| Kiadó | J. Buckland, 1787 |
| Eredeti forrása | a New York-i Közkönyvtár |
| Digitalizálva: | 2007. júl. 17. |
| Terjedelem | 602 oldal |
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