The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Richardson, 1823 |
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... writing freely concerning the characters of the dead . Damages will be given to a man who is calum- niated in his lifetime , because he may be hurt in his worldly interest , or at least hurt in his mind : but the law does not regard ...
... writing freely concerning the characters of the dead . Damages will be given to a man who is calum- niated in his lifetime , because he may be hurt in his worldly interest , or at least hurt in his mind : but the law does not regard ...
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... writer in prose , and his language full of Scotticisms , Cibber , who was a clever , lively fellow , and then ... write several of the Lives ; which ( as we are told ) he accordingly performed . He was farther useful in striking ...
... writer in prose , and his language full of Scotticisms , Cibber , who was a clever , lively fellow , and then ... write several of the Lives ; which ( as we are told ) he accordingly performed . He was farther useful in striking ...
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... write chiefly from their own minds . The Monthly Reviewers are duller men , and are glad to read the books through . " He talked of Lord Lyttelton's extreme anxiety as an authour ; observing , that " he was thirty years in preparing his ...
... write chiefly from their own minds . The Monthly Reviewers are duller men , and are glad to read the books through . " He talked of Lord Lyttelton's extreme anxiety as an authour ; observing , that " he was thirty years in preparing his ...
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... write was a distinction at first ; but we see when reading and writing have become general , the common people keep their stations . And so , were higher attainments to become general , the effect would be the same . " " Goldsmith ( he ...
... write was a distinction at first ; but we see when reading and writing have become general , the common people keep their stations . And so , were higher attainments to become general , the effect would be the same . " " Goldsmith ( he ...
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... writing employed in them when the authours were to remain unknown , and so could not have the motive of fame . JOHNSON . 66 Nay , sir , those who write in them write well in order to be paid well . " Soon after this day he went to Bath ...
... writing employed in them when the authours were to remain unknown , and so could not have the motive of fame . JOHNSON . 66 Nay , sir , those who write in them write well in order to be paid well . " Soon after this day he went to Bath ...
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66 DEAR SIR 66 MY DEAR acquaintance admirable affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked Auchinleck authour Beauclerk believe Bishop booksellers Burke character consider conversation Court of Session death Dilly dined dinner Dodd drink Edinburgh English favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope House of Lords humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John kind lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield lived London Lord Lord Macartney Lord Monboddo Lordship Lucy Porter madam manner mentioned mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets Pope postchaise praise publick racter recollect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth Whig Wilkes wine wish words write written wrote
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Strona 178 - 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 the...
Strona 177 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion.
Strona 358 - Are these thy views? proceed, illustrious youth, And virtue guard thee to the throne of Truth! Yet should thy soul indulge the...
Strona 307 - You are a philosopher, Dr. Johnson. I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher ; but I don't know how, cheerfulness was always breaking in.
Strona 183 - Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life ; for there is in London all that life can afford.
Strona 201 - Solitude, romantic maid! Whether by nodding towers you tread ; Or haunt the desert's trackless gloom, Or hover o'er the yawning tomb ; Or climb the Andes' clifted side, Or by the Nile's coy source abide : Or, starting from your half-year's sleep, From Hecla view the thawing deep : Or, at the purple dawn of day...
Strona 270 - I will not be put to the question. Don't you consider, Sir, that these are not the manners of a gentleman? I will not be baited with what and why; what is this? what is that? why is a cow's tail long? why is a fox's tail bushy?" The gentleman, who was a good deal out of countenance, said, "Why, Sir, you are so good, that I venture to trouble you.
Strona 64 - Notwithstanding the high veneration which I entertained for Dr. Johnson, I was sensible that he was sometimes a little actuated by the spirit of contradiction, and by means of that I hoped I should gain my point. I was persuaded that if I had come upon him with a direct proposal, "Sir, will you dine in company with Jack Wilkes?" he would have flown into a passion, and would probably have answered, "Dine with Jack Wilkes, Sir ! I'd as soon dine with Jack Ketch.
Strona 267 - Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.
Strona 313 - I met him (said he) at Lord Clare's house' in the country, and he took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man.