The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. Buckland, 1787 |
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7. oldal
... exercises , in which he pur- * pofely left fome faults , in order to gain time to finish the rest . I never knew him corrected at fchool , unless it was for talking and diverting other boys from their B 4 < bufinefs , с < · < < bufinefs ...
... exercises , in which he pur- * pofely left fome faults , in order to gain time to finish the rest . I never knew him corrected at fchool , unless it was for talking and diverting other boys from their B 4 < bufinefs , с < · < < bufinefs ...
13. oldal
... exercises were applauded , and his tutor was not fo fhallow a man , but that he could difco- ver in Johnson great ... exercise , the task of tranflating into Latin verse the Meffiah of Mr. Pope , which being shewn to the author of the ...
... exercises were applauded , and his tutor was not fo fhallow a man , but that he could difco- ver in Johnson great ... exercise , the task of tranflating into Latin verse the Meffiah of Mr. Pope , which being shewn to the author of the ...
14. oldal
... exercises of the place : his fortunes and circumstances had determined him to no particular courfe of ftudy , and were fuch as feemed to exclude him from every one of the learned profefiions . He , more than once , fignified to a friend ...
... exercises of the place : his fortunes and circumstances had determined him to no particular courfe of ftudy , and were fuch as feemed to exclude him from every one of the learned profefiions . He , more than once , fignified to a friend ...
55. oldal
... his fupport , in a place fo far diftant from the metropolis , as to be out of the reach of its temptations ; where he might beget E 4 new new habits , and indulge himself in thofe exercises of DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 55.
... his fupport , in a place fo far diftant from the metropolis , as to be out of the reach of its temptations ; where he might beget E 4 new new habits , and indulge himself in thofe exercises of DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 55.
56. oldal
Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins. new habits , and indulge himself in thofe exercises of his imagination , which had been the employment of his happiest hours . The place fixed on for his refi- dence was Swanfea in Wales ; but as it was fome ...
Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins. new habits , and indulge himself in thofe exercises of his imagination , which had been the employment of his happiest hours . The place fixed on for his refi- dence was Swanfea in Wales ; but as it was fome ...
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350. 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.
127. oldal - The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable gentleman has, with such spirit and decency, charged upon me, I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny; but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those whose follies may cease with their youth, and not of that number who are ignorant in spite of experience.
490. oldal - ... some of the images being recollected, make an inaccurate auditor imagine, by the help of Caledonian bigotry, that he has formerly heard the whole.
521. oldal - ... too late to praise. If want of skill or want of care appear, Forbear to hiss; — the poet cannot hear. By all, like him, must praise and blame be found, At last a fleeting gleam, or empty sound.
438. oldal - Clerkenwell, where the body is deposited, and give a token of her presence there, by a knock upon her coffin ; it was therefore determined to make this trial of the existence or veracity of the supposed spirit.
363. 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.
186. oldal - I have received two letters from you, one written in Latin, the other in French ; which I take in good part, and will you to exercise that practice of learning often : for that will stand you in most stead, in that profession of life that you are born to live in. And...
198. oldal - For years the pow'r of tragedy declin'd; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till Declamation roar'd whilst Passion slept; Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd though Nature fled.
292. 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...
287. oldal - The place appointed was the Devil Tavern, and there, about the hour of eight, Mrs. Lenox and her husband, and a lady of her acquaintance, still [1785] living, as also the club, and friends to the number of near twenty, assembled.