The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Adventurer and IdlerW. Pickering, London; and Talboys and Wheeler, Oxford, 1825 |
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... thought of recovering others from that folly which has embittered my own days , I have presumed to address the ADVENTURER from the dreary mansions of wretchedness and despair , of which the gates are so wonderfully constructed , as to ...
... thought of recovering others from that folly which has embittered my own days , I have presumed to address the ADVENTURER from the dreary mansions of wretchedness and despair , of which the gates are so wonderfully constructed , as to ...
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... thought it an office worthy of the goddess of wisdom , to lay Ulysses asleep when landed on Phæacia . It is related of Barretier , whose early advances in litera- ture scarce any human mind has equalled , that he spent twelve hours of ...
... thought it an office worthy of the goddess of wisdom , to lay Ulysses asleep when landed on Phæacia . It is related of Barretier , whose early advances in litera- ture scarce any human mind has equalled , that he spent twelve hours of ...
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... thought . The poets are generally well affected to sleep : as men who think with vigour , they require respite from thought ; and gladly resign themselves to that gentle power , who not only bestows rest , but frequently leads them to ...
... thought . The poets are generally well affected to sleep : as men who think with vigour , they require respite from thought ; and gladly resign themselves to that gentle power , who not only bestows rest , but frequently leads them to ...
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... thought every thing beautiful in proportion as it was new , and considered his work as un- finished , while any observer could suggest an addition ; some alteration was therefore every day made , without any other motive than the charms ...
... thought every thing beautiful in proportion as it was new , and considered his work as un- finished , while any observer could suggest an addition ; some alteration was therefore every day made , without any other motive than the charms ...
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... thought himself at liberty to corrupt the lines which he did not understand . If we imagine that Varius had been by any of his contemporaries celebrated under the appella- tion of Musarum ales , the swan of the Muses , " the lan- guage ...
... thought himself at liberty to corrupt the lines which he did not understand . If we imagine that Varius had been by any of his contemporaries celebrated under the appella- tion of Musarum ales , the swan of the Muses , " the lan- guage ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 83 - he that is rich is honoured, he that is poor may keep his poverty secret: are you married '. you have a cheerful house; are you single ? you i " Count o'er the joys thine hours have seen. " Count o'er thy days from anguish free, " And know, whatever thou hast been, " Tis something better not to be.
Pàgina 54 - De Ar. Poet. 412. The youth, who hopes th' Olympic prize to gain. All arts must try, and every toil sustain. FRANCIs. IT is observed by Bacon, that " reading makes a full man, conversation a ready man, and writing an exact man." As Bacon attained to degrees of knowledge scarcely ever reached by any other man, the directions which
Pàgina 95 - Sat. x. 347. Intrust thy fortune to the Pow'rs above : Leave them to manage for thee, and to grant What their unerring wisdom sees the want. In goodness as in greatness they excel: Ah! that we lov'd ourselves but half so well.
Pàgina viii - vi. 126. The gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way : But to return and view the cheerful skies ; In this the task and mighty labour lies.
Pàgina 82 - xxxv. 28. In the graphic page of the Roman historian, as in the stanzas of the " Ariosto of the North :" " From shingles grey the lances start, " The bracken bush sends forth the dart,
Pàgina 371 - strength or swiftness, we always determine concerning its beauty, before we exert our understanding to judge of its fitness. From what has been said, it may be inferred, that the works of nature, if we compare one species with another, are all equally beautiful; and that preference is given from custom, or
Pàgina 358 - those limits ; and I think I have seen figures of him of which it was very difficult to determine whether they were in the highest degree sublime or extremely ridiculous. Such faults may be said to be the ebullitions of genius; but at least he had this merit,
Pàgina 412 - mortals hope or imagine, which the master of this palace has not obtained ? The dishes of luxury cover his table, the voice of harmony lulls him in his bowers; he breathes the fragrance of the groves of Java, and sleeps upon the down of the cygnets of
Pàgina 105 - nemo supremaque funera debet. OViD. Met. Lib. iii. 135. But no frail man, however great or high, Can be concluded blest before he die. ADDiSON. THE numerous miseries of human life have extorted in all ages an universal complaint. The wisest of men terminated all his experiments in search of happiness, by the mournful confession, that " all is vanity;
Pàgina 250 - N°. 41. SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1759. THE following letter relates to an affliction perhaps not necessary to be imparted to the publick ; but I could not persuade myself to suppress it, because I think, I know the sentiments to be sincere, and I feel no disposition to provide for this day any other entertainment. At,