The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolatory Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Том 1W. Andrews and L. Blake, 1807 |
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... known to the present , and will con- tinue to be the admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged ...
... known to the present , and will con- tinue to be the admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged ...
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... known JOHNSON from his early years , and was his friend through life . What reason I had to hope for the countenance of that venerable Gentleman to this Work , will appear from what he wrote to me upon for- mer occasion from Oxford ...
... known JOHNSON from his early years , and was his friend through life . What reason I had to hope for the countenance of that venerable Gentleman to this Work , will appear from what he wrote to me upon for- mer occasion from Oxford ...
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... known , howev- er elevated before , has risen in the veneration and love of mankind , I feel a satisfaction beyond what fame can afford . We cannot , indeed , too much or too often ad- mire his wonderful powers of mind , when we ...
... known , howev- er elevated before , has risen in the veneration and love of mankind , I feel a satisfaction beyond what fame can afford . We cannot , indeed , too much or too often ad- mire his wonderful powers of mind , when we ...
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... known from one another but by extrinsick and casual circum- stances . Let me remember , ( says Hale , ) when I find myself inclined to pity a criminal , that there is likewise a pity due to the country . ' If we owe regard to the memory ...
... known from one another but by extrinsick and casual circum- stances . Let me remember , ( says Hale , ) when I find myself inclined to pity a criminal , that there is likewise a pity due to the country . ' If we owe regard to the memory ...
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... known with certainty be- forehand , whether what may seem trifling to some , and perhaps to the collector himself , may not be most agree- able to many ; and the greater number that an authour can please in any degree , the more ...
... known with certainty be- forehand , whether what may seem trifling to some , and perhaps to the collector himself , may not be most agree- able to many ; and the greater number that an authour can please in any degree , the more ...
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Страница 357 - What would you give, my lad, to know about the Argonauts ? ' 'Sir, (said the boy,) I would give what I have.' Johnson was much pleased with his answer, and we gave him a double fare. Dr. Johnson then turning to me,
Страница 161 - Somebody talked of happy moments for composition, and how a man can write at one time and not at another. "Nay," said Dr Johnson, "a man may write at any time if he will set himself doggedly to it.
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