The beauties of Samuel Johnson: maxims and observations. To which are now added, biographical anecdotes of the doctor, his life [&c.].1804 |
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... mind as the science of painting re- quires , laid out upon such perishing materials : why do not you oftner make use of copper ? I could wish your superiority in the art you profess , to be preserved in stuff more durable than canvas ...
... mind as the science of painting re- quires , laid out upon such perishing materials : why do not you oftner make use of copper ? I could wish your superiority in the art you profess , to be preserved in stuff more durable than canvas ...
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... mind to compliment any one , he did it with more dignity to himself , and better effect upon the company , than any man . I can recol- lect but few instances indeed , though perhaps that may be more my fault than his . When Sir Joshua ...
... mind to compliment any one , he did it with more dignity to himself , and better effect upon the company , than any man . I can recol- lect but few instances indeed , though perhaps that may be more my fault than his . When Sir Joshua ...
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... mind what he says he will have the pension all one . ” Another famous reply to a Scotchman , who com- mended the beauty and dignity of Glasgow , till Mr. Johnson stopped him by observing , " that he probably had never yet seen Brentford ...
... mind what he says he will have the pension all one . ” Another famous reply to a Scotchman , who com- mended the beauty and dignity of Glasgow , till Mr. Johnson stopped him by observing , " that he probably had never yet seen Brentford ...
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... mind great beyond the comprehension of common mortals , and good beyond all hope of imitation from perishable beings . It is usual , I know not why , when a character is given , to begin with a description of the person ; that which ...
... mind great beyond the comprehension of common mortals , and good beyond all hope of imitation from perishable beings . It is usual , I know not why , when a character is given , to begin with a description of the person ; that which ...
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... mind was so compre- hensive , that no language but that he used could have expressed its contents ; and so ponderous was his lan- guage , that sentiments less lofty and less solid than his were , would have been encumbered , not adorned ...
... mind was so compre- hensive , that no language but that he used could have expressed its contents ; and so ponderous was his lan- guage , that sentiments less lofty and less solid than his were , would have been encumbered , not adorned ...
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