The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. Buckland, 1787 |
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15. oldal
... nature could be faid to have pointed out a profeffion for him , that of the bar feems to have been it in that faculty , his acuteness and pe- netration , and above all , his nervous and manly elocu- tion , could scarcely have failed to ...
... nature could be faid to have pointed out a profeffion for him , that of the bar feems to have been it in that faculty , his acuteness and pe- netration , and above all , his nervous and manly elocu- tion , could scarcely have failed to ...
18. oldal
... natural temper much as they found it , they begat in his mind thofe fenti- ments of piety which were the rule of his conduct throughout his future life , and made fo confpicuous a part of his character . He could not , at this early ...
... natural temper much as they found it , they begat in his mind thofe fenti- ments of piety which were the rule of his conduct throughout his future life , and made fo confpicuous a part of his character . He could not , at this early ...
20. oldal
... natural to fuppofe , that at his return to Lichfield , he devoted his time to the improvement of them , and that having no call from thence , he continued there till the death of his father , which , as he has noted it , was in the ...
... natural to fuppofe , that at his return to Lichfield , he devoted his time to the improvement of them , and that having no call from thence , he continued there till the death of his father , which , as he has noted it , was in the ...
22. oldal
... natural hiftory of Abyffinia , and other countries mentioned by the original author . The preface , which bears ftronger marks of John- fon's hand than any part of the work , is calculated to attract attention and credit : it commends ...
... natural hiftory of Abyffinia , and other countries mentioned by the original author . The preface , which bears ftronger marks of John- fon's hand than any part of the work , is calculated to attract attention and credit : it commends ...
27. oldal
... natural impulfe of genius , and those other that owe their exiftence to interested motives , and , being the offspring of another parent , may , in fome fenfe , be faid to be illegitimate ; but , Johnfon knew of no fuch diftinction ...
... natural impulfe of genius , and those other that owe their exiftence to interested motives , and , being the offspring of another parent , may , in fome fenfe , be faid to be illegitimate ; but , Johnfon knew of no fuch diftinction ...
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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.