 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 oldal
...containing high commendations of the piece, pompous professions of reverence, meek acknowledgments of inability, and anxious apologies for the hastiness...of his remarks. The reciprocal civility of authors id one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life. Who would not have thought, that these two... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 oldal
...containing ligh commendations of the piece, pompous proTessions of reverence, meek acknowledgments alk with you than drink with you.' — 'But if you...with me, as in all reason you ought to have done, lumina ries of their age had ceased to endeavour to grovr « Digby'e Letter to Browne, prefixed to... | |
 | David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1905 - 584 oldal
...yet, saya Dr. Johnson, Digby's book contained many acute remarks and many profound speculations. " The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life," comments Johnson on these transactions in a sentence almost as risible as the sentiment ; and, truly... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1878 - 838 oldal
...recollection of one of Johnson's shrewd remarks. " The reciprocal civility of authors," says the Doctor, " is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life." One forgives poor Southey indeed for the vanity which enabled him to bear up so bravely against anxiety... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1863 - 394 oldal
...profeflions of reverence, meek acknowledgments of inability, and anxious apologies for the haftinefs of his remarks. The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the moft rifible fcenes in the farce of 1 DICBY'S letter to BROWNE, prefixed to the Religio Medici, folio... | |
 | University of Madras - 1879 - 674 oldal
...each of the four extracts, and the work from which it is taken. V. Explain by paraphrase : — (1) "The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life" — (Dr. Johnson.) (2) " The pocket is a mysteriously sensitive part of the human organism" — (Carlyle.)... | |
 | Sir Leslie Stephen - 1879 - 426 oldal
...recollection of one of Johnson's shrewd remarks. " The reciprocal civility of authors," says the Doctor, * " is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life." One forgives poor Southey indeed for the vanity which enabled him to bear up so bravely against anxiety... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 828 oldal
...AB EDWARDS. [An almost incredible series of blunders, but found in her recent novel, " Miss Carew."] The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life.—DB. JOHNSON. There are two modes of estimating the relative amount of words derived from different... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - 1884 - 824 oldal
...series of blunders, but found in her recent novel, " Miss Carew."] The reciprocal civility of aiithors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life. — DR. JOHNSON. There are two modes of estimating the relative amount of words derived from different... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 502 oldal
...something noble in publishing truth, though it condemns one's self. Boswell's Life of Johnson, v. 210. THE reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life. Works, vi. 478. WRITERS commonly derive their reputation from their works; but there are works which... | |
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The reciprocal civility of authors is one of the most risible scenes in the farce of life. 
