The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and Literature, Men, Manners, and MoralsJohn Bumpus, 1825 - 352 pàgines |
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... strong consciousness of his faults being observed . He knows that others would throw him down , and therefore he had better lie down softly of his own accord . Johnson used also to say , that if a man talked of his misfortunes , we ...
... strong consciousness of his faults being observed . He knows that others would throw him down , and therefore he had better lie down softly of his own accord . Johnson used also to say , that if a man talked of his misfortunes , we ...
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... strong power of wit . He produces a general effect by various means ; he has a cheerful countenance , and a gay voice . Be- sides , his trade is wit . It would be as wild in him to come into company without merriment , as for a ...
... strong power of wit . He produces a general effect by various means ; he has a cheerful countenance , and a gay voice . Be- sides , his trade is wit . It would be as wild in him to come into company without merriment , as for a ...
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... strong reason not to drink wine ; and that may be greater than the pleasure . Wine makes a man better pleased with himself . I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others . Sometimes it does . But the danger is , that while a ...
... strong reason not to drink wine ; and that may be greater than the pleasure . Wine makes a man better pleased with himself . I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others . Sometimes it does . But the danger is , that while a ...
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... strong punch . " " Then ( said he ) that is the worse . " Mr. Boswell illustrates his friend's observation thus : " A for- tress , which soon surrenders , has its walls less shattered than when a long and obstinate resist- ance is made ...
... strong punch . " " Then ( said he ) that is the worse . " Mr. Boswell illustrates his friend's observation thus : " A for- tress , which soon surrenders , has its walls less shattered than when a long and obstinate resist- ance is made ...
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... strong motive . " - J . ( who from drinking only water sup- posed every body who drank wine to be elevated ) , " I won't argue any more with you , sir . You are too far gone . " - Sir J. " I should have thought so indeed , sir , had I ...
... strong motive . " - J . ( who from drinking only water sup- posed every body who drank wine to be elevated ) , " I won't argue any more with you , sir . You are too far gone . " - Sir J. " I should have thought so indeed , sir , had I ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 150 - Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome ; and the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No...
Pàgina 29 - No, sir, claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
Pàgina 212 - Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman, is not easy. I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. I would rather have Chancery suits upon my hands than the cure of souls. No, Sir, I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life, nor do I envy the clergyman who makes it an easy life.
Pàgina 87 - Come, come, (said Garrick,) talk no more of that. You are perhaps, the worst — eh, eh!" — Goldsmith was eagerly attempting to interrupt him, when Garrick went on, laughing ironically, "Nay, you will always look like a gentleman; but I am talking of being well or ill drest.
Pàgina 220 - Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only way to do good to the common people, and which clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense.
Pàgina 344 - 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.
Pàgina 192 - But is not the fear of death natural to man?" JOHNSON. " So much so, sir, that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it.
Pàgina 104 - ... to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite; which was so fierce, and indulged with such intenseness, that while in the act of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible.
Pàgina 321 - The excellence of this work is not exactness, but copiousness ; particular lines are not to be regarded ; the power is in the whole ; and in the whole there is a magnificence like that ascribed to Chinese plantation, the magnificence of vast extent and endless diversity.
Pàgina 104 - I never knew any man who relished good eating more than he did. When at table, he was totally absorbed in the business of the moment; his looks seemed rivetted to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite: which was so fierce, and indulged with such...