The Life of Samuel Johnson ...: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volum 3Sonnenschein, 1910 |
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Pàgina 1
... once a man has settled his opinions , there is seldom much to be set down . " " There is nothing wonderful in the journal which we see Swift kept in London , for it contains slight topicks , and it might soon be written . " I praised ...
... once a man has settled his opinions , there is seldom much to be set down . " " There is nothing wonderful in the journal which we see Swift kept in London , for it contains slight topicks , and it might soon be written . " I praised ...
Pàgina 3
... once took a fancy to associate with the wits of London ; but with so little success , that Foote said , " What can he mean by coming among us ? duil himself , but the cause of dullness in others . " the test of his colloquial powers ...
... once took a fancy to associate with the wits of London ; but with so little success , that Foote said , " What can he mean by coming among us ? duil himself , but the cause of dullness in others . " the test of his colloquial powers ...
Pàgina 4
... Once when Mr. Seward was going to Bath , and asked his commands , he said , ' Tell Dr. Harrington that I wish he ... once talked to him of some of the sayings which every body repeats , but nobody knows where to find , such as , Quos ...
... Once when Mr. Seward was going to Bath , and asked his commands , he said , ' Tell Dr. Harrington that I wish he ... once talked to him of some of the sayings which every body repeats , but nobody knows where to find , such as , Quos ...
Pàgina 5
... once to Dr. Johnson , that he wished for some additional members to the LITERARY CLUB , to give it an agreeable variety ; for ( said he ) there can now be nothing new among us : we have travelled over one another's minds . Johnson ...
... once to Dr. Johnson , that he wished for some additional members to the LITERARY CLUB , to give it an agreeable variety ; for ( said he ) there can now be nothing new among us : we have travelled over one another's minds . Johnson ...
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... once observed to him , that he had talked above the capacity of some people with whom they had been in company together . ' No matter , Sir , ( said Johnson ) ; they consider it as a compliment to be talked to , as if they were wiser ...
... once observed to him , that he had talked above the capacity of some people with whom they had been in company together . ' No matter , Sir , ( said Johnson ) ; they consider it as a compliment to be talked to , as if they were wiser ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 215 - Upon the whole, I have always considered him, both in his lifetime and since his death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wise and virtuous man as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit.
Pàgina 176 - He has made a chasm, which not only nothing can fill up, but which nothing has a tendency to fill up. Johnson is dead. Let us go to the next best : there is nobody ; no man can be said to put you in mind of Johnson.
Pàgina 183 - Marmor Norfolciense ; or, an Essay on an Ancient Prophetical Inscription, in Monkish Rhyme, lately discovered near Lynne, in Norfolk, by Probus Britannicus...
Pàgina 71 - I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love ; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Pàgina 179 - He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the mysterious, his vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy.
Pàgina 353 - There is no tracing the connection of ancient nations, but by language ; and therefore I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigree of nations.
Pàgina 112 - I may lament it, I have no pretence to resent, as it has not been injurious to me: I therefore breathe out one sigh more of tenderness, perhaps useless, but at least sincere. I wish that God may grant you every blessing, that you may be happy in this world for its short continuance, and eternally happy in a better state ; and whatever I can contribute to your happiness I am very ready to repay, for that kindness which soothed twenty years of a life radically wretched.
Pàgina 181 - ... was in him true, evident, and actual wisdom. His moral precepts are practical, for they are drawn from an intimate acquaintance with human nature. His maxims carry conviction ; for they are founded on the basis of common sense, and a very attentive and minute survey of real life. His mind was so full of imagery that he might have been perpetually a poet...
Pàgina 8 - It having been argued that this was an improvement.—" No, Sir," said he, eagerly, " it is not an improvement: they object, that the old method drew together a number of spectators. Sir, executions are intended to draw spectators. If they do not draw spectators, they don't answer their purpose. The old method was most satisfactory to all parties; the public was gratified by a procession; the criminal was supported by it. Why is all this to be swept away ?
Pàgina 385 - Live, while you live, the epicure would say, And seize the pleasures of the present day. Live, while you live, the sacred preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies.