The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Richardson, 1823 |
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Pàgina 19
... tell us the faults of his daughter or of himself . A man who has debauched his friend's daughter is not obliged to say to every body- " Take care of me ; don't let me into your house without suspicion . I once debauched a friend's ...
... tell us the faults of his daughter or of himself . A man who has debauched his friend's daughter is not obliged to say to every body- " Take care of me ; don't let me into your house without suspicion . I once debauched a friend's ...
Pàgina 37
... tell what it is . " 66 On Friday , April 12 , I dined with him at our friend Tom Davies's , where we met Mr. Cradock , of Leicestershire , authour of " Zobeide , " a tra- gedy ; a very pleasing gentleman , to whom my friend Dr. Farmer's ...
... tell what it is . " 66 On Friday , April 12 , I dined with him at our friend Tom Davies's , where we met Mr. Cradock , of Leicestershire , authour of " Zobeide , " a tra- gedy ; a very pleasing gentleman , to whom my friend Dr. Farmer's ...
Pàgina 46
... tell , but what they themselves have seen ? Of the past or the invisible they can tell nothing . The inhabitants of Otaheité and New Zealand are not in a state of pure nature ; for it is plain they broke off from some other people . Had ...
... tell , but what they themselves have seen ? Of the past or the invisible they can tell nothing . The inhabitants of Otaheité and New Zealand are not in a state of pure nature ; for it is plain they broke off from some other people . Had ...
Pàgina 51
... tell you , with a melancholy face , how many builders are in gaol . It is plain they are in gaol , not for building ; for rents are not fallen . - A man gives half a guinea for a dish of green peas . How much gardening does this ...
... tell you , with a melancholy face , how many builders are in gaol . It is plain they are in gaol , not for building ; for rents are not fallen . - A man gives half a guinea for a dish of green peas . How much gardening does this ...
Pàgina 66
... tell Dr. Johnson , " That , all things considered , she thought he should cer- tainly go . " I flew back to him , still in dust , and careless of what should be the event , " indifferent in his choice to go or stay ; " but as soon as I ...
... tell Dr. Johnson , " That , all things considered , she thought he should cer- tainly go . " I flew back to him , still in dust , and careless of what should be the event , " indifferent in his choice to go or stay ; " but as soon as I ...
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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
Passatges populars
Pàgina 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...
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 358 - Are these thy views? proceed, illustrious youth, And virtue guard thee to the throne of Truth! Yet should thy soul indulge the...
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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...
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 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.
Pàgina 267 - Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.
Pàgina 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.