The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. Buckland, 1787 |
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... opinion of the reader , I may , nevertheless , ftand in need of his ex- cufe ; for that , in the narration of facts that refpect others , I have oftener fpoke of myfelf , and in my own perfon , than the practice of fome writers will war ...
... opinion of the reader , I may , nevertheless , ftand in need of his ex- cufe ; for that , in the narration of facts that refpect others , I have oftener fpoke of myfelf , and in my own perfon , than the practice of fome writers will war ...
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... opinion then entertained of the efficacy of the royal touch , prefented him to Queen Anne , who , for the laft time , as it is faid , that the ever performed that office , with her accustomed grace and benignity adminiftered to the ...
... opinion then entertained of the efficacy of the royal touch , prefented him to Queen Anne , who , for the laft time , as it is faid , that the ever performed that office , with her accustomed grace and benignity adminiftered to the ...
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... opinion , that poverty was disgraceful ; and was very fevere in his cenfures of that œconomy in both our univerfities , which exacted at meals the attendance of poor fcholars , under the several denomi- nations of fervitors in the one ...
... opinion , that poverty was disgraceful ; and was very fevere in his cenfures of that œconomy in both our univerfities , which exacted at meals the attendance of poor fcholars , under the several denomi- nations of fervitors in the one ...
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... opinion is , that the public would not give you a bad reception , if , befide the current wit of the month , which a critical examination would generally reduce to a narrow compafs , you admitted , not only poems , infcriptions , & c ...
... opinion is , that the public would not give you a bad reception , if , befide the current wit of the month , which a critical examination would generally reduce to a narrow compafs , you admitted , not only poems , infcriptions , & c ...
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... opinion did not keep us apart : I honoured him , and he en- • dured me . < He had mingled with the gay world , without exemption from its vices or its follies , but had ne- ver neglected the cultivation of his mind ; his belief of ...
... opinion did not keep us apart : I honoured him , and he en- • dured me . < He had mingled with the gay world , without exemption from its vices or its follies , but had ne- ver neglected the cultivation of his mind ; his belief of ...
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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.