The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 |
Részletek a könyvből
1 - 5 találat összesen 62 találatból.
9. oldal
... where he was every where received with tokens of the greatest admiration , both by the people and their princes . - NAPOLEON BOXA PARTE , Mémoires , tom . iv . p . 86 . particulars of Johnson's conversation at this period as I have 1 *
... where he was every where received with tokens of the greatest admiration , both by the people and their princes . - NAPOLEON BOXA PARTE , Mémoires , tom . iv . p . 86 . particulars of Johnson's conversation at this period as I have 1 *
12. oldal
... received customs of common life . We met a friend driving six very small ponies , and stopped to admire them . " Why does nobody , " said our Doctor , " begin the fashion of driving six spavined horses , all spavined of the same leg ...
... received customs of common life . We met a friend driving six very small ponies , and stopped to admire them . " Why does nobody , " said our Doctor , " begin the fashion of driving six spavined horses , all spavined of the same leg ...
21. oldal
... received no information concerning the author , except being assured by one of our most eminent literati , that it was clear its author did not know the Greek tragedies in the original . One day at Sir Joshua's table , when it was ...
... received no information concerning the author , except being assured by one of our most eminent literati , that it was clear its author did not know the Greek tragedies in the original . One day at Sir Joshua's table , when it was ...
24. oldal
... received from Tom Davies , telling him that he had not been able to sleep from the concern he felt on account of " this sad affair of Baretti , " begging of him to try if he could sug gest anything that might be of service ; and , at ...
... received from Tom Davies , telling him that he had not been able to sleep from the concern he felt on account of " this sad affair of Baretti , " begging of him to try if he could sug gest anything that might be of service ; and , at ...
38. oldal
... received me very complacently ; so that I unexpectedly found myself at ease , and joined in the conversation . He said , the critics had done too much honour to Sir Richard Blackmore , by writing so much against him . That , in his ...
... received me very complacently ; so that I unexpectedly found myself at ease , and joined in the conversation . He said , the critics had done too much honour to Sir Richard Blackmore , by writing so much against him . That , in his ...
Más kiadások - Összes megtekintése
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
ÆTAT ancient appeared asked Beattie believe BOSWELL breakfast called castle character church conversation court of session DEAR dined dinner Duke Dunvegan Earl Edinburgh England English entertained Erse ETAT father Flora Macdonald Fort Augustus Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy Hebrides Highland honour hope humour Inchkenneth island James JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson King Kingsburgh knew lady Laird land Langton late laughed learning letter Lichfield lived London look Lord Lord Mansfield Lord Monboddo M'Lean M'Queen Macdonald Macleod Malcolm manner mentioned mind Monboddo Mull never night obliged observed opinion pleased poem Portree pretty Prince Charles Rasay remarked Samuel Johnson Scotland SCOTT seemed servant Shakspeare Sir Allan Sir Joshua Reynolds spirit suppose sure Talisker talked tell things thought Thrale tion told took walked wish write young
Népszerű szakaszok
414. oldal - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among...
136. oldal - I know of no comedy for many years that has so much exhilarated an audience, that has answered so much the great end of comedy — making an audience merry.
360. oldal - Live while you live, the Epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live while you live, the sacred Preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.
101. oldal - I collated such copies as I could procure, and wished for more, but have not found the collectors of these rarities very communicative.
158. oldal - ... the assistance of one of the ablest lawyers in the kingdom ;' and he will read it to him (laughing all the time). He believes he has made this will ; but he did not make it: you, Chambers, made it for him. I trust you have had more conscience than to make him say, ' being of sound understanding ;' ha, ha, ha ! I hope he has left me a legacy. I'd have his will turned into verse, like a ballad.
260. oldal - No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail ; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned'.
94. oldal - Edgeware road, and had carried down his books in two returned post-chaises. He said, he believed the farmer's family thought him an odd character, similar to that in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman. Mr. Mickle, the translator of The Lusiad, and I went to visit him at this place a few days afterwards.
48. oldal - Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy, he said, was the only book that ever took him out of bed two hours sooner than he wished to rise.
435. oldal - Sir, are you so grossly ignorant of human nature, as not to know that a man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice?
87. oldal - But, Sir, in the British Constitution it is surely of importance to keep up a spirit in the people, so as to preserve a balance against the Crown ". JoHNSON : " Sir, I perceive you are a vile Whig. — Why all this childish jealousy of the power of the Crown ? The Crown has not power enough.