Macaulay's Life of Samuel JohnsonGinn, 1903 - 94 страници |
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... regis- trar of the ecclesiastical court of the diocese , a man of dis- tinguished parts , learning , and knowledge of the world , did himself honour by patronising the young adventurer , whose repulsive LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON 5.
... regis- trar of the ecclesiastical court of the diocese , a man of dis- tinguished parts , learning , and knowledge of the world , did himself honour by patronising the young adventurer , whose repulsive LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON 5.
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... honour , the addresses of a suitor who might have been her son . The marriage , however , in spite of occasional wranglings , proved happier than might have been expected . The lover continued to be under the illusions of the wedding ...
... honour , the addresses of a suitor who might have been her son . The marriage , however , in spite of occasional wranglings , proved happier than might have been expected . The lover continued to be under the illusions of the wedding ...
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... honour of Pope , 20 that he joined heartily in the applause with which the appear- ance of a rival genius was welcomed . He made inquiries about the author of London . Such a man , he said , could not long be concealed . The name was ...
... honour of Pope , 20 that he joined heartily in the applause with which the appear- ance of a rival genius was welcomed . He made inquiries about the author of London . Such a man , he said , could not long be concealed . The name was ...
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... honour , the charm which held him captive was at length broken by no gentle or friendly hand . He had been weak enough to pay serious attention to a story about a ghost which haunted a house in Cock Lane , and had actually gone himself ...
... honour , the charm which held him captive was at length broken by no gentle or friendly hand . He had been weak enough to pay serious attention to a story about a ghost which haunted a house in Cock Lane , and had actually gone himself ...
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... honoured him had little to say in praise of the manner in which he had discharged 5 the duty of a commentator . He had , however , acquitted him- self of a debt which had long lain heavy on his conscience ; and he sank back into the ...
... honoured him had little to say in praise of the manner in which he had discharged 5 the duty of a commentator . He had , however , acquitted him- self of a debt which had long lain heavy on his conscience ; and he sank back into the ...
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Страница 85 - Is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it.
Страница 84 - When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre...
Страница 84 - I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.
Страница 45 - Many of the greatest men that ever lived have written biography. Boswell was one of the smallest men that ever lived ; and he has beaten them all.
Страница 50 - Vitus's dance, his rolling walk, his blinking eye, .the outward signs which too clearly marked his approbation of his dinner, his insatiable appetite for fish-sauce and...
Страница 65 - Sir, that is all visionary. I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual. Sir, the danger of the abuse of power is nothing to a private man. What Frenchman is prevented passing his life as he pleases? ' SIR ADAM : ' But, sir, in the British constitution it is surely of importance to keep up a spirit in the people, so as to preserve a balance against the crown.
Страница 83 - An author who has enlarged the knowledge of human nature, and taught the passions to move at the command of virtue;' and Numbers 44 and 100, by Mrs.
Страница 8 - Hervey," said the old philosopher many years later, " was a vicious man ; but he was very kind to me. If you call a dog Hervey, I shall love him.
Страница 84 - Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison...
Страница 73 - All his books are written in a learned language, in a language which nobody hears from his mother or his nurse, in a language in which nobody ever quarrels, or drives bargains, or makes love, in a language in which nobody ever thinks.