Samuel JohnsonMacmillan, 1925 - 200 страници |
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... whole life ; and was , he said , as willing to disclaim the university for a mother , as she could be to renounce him for a son . Oxford , as judged by these men , was remarkable as an illustration of the spiritual and intellectual ...
... whole life ; and was , he said , as willing to disclaim the university for a mother , as she could be to renounce him for a son . Oxford , as judged by these men , was remarkable as an illustration of the spiritual and intellectual ...
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... whole immediate inheritance was twenty pounds . Where was he to turn for daily bread ? Even in those days , most gates were barred with gold and opened but to golden keys . The greatest chance for a poor man was probably through the ...
... whole immediate inheritance was twenty pounds . Where was he to turn for daily bread ? Even in those days , most gates were barred with gold and opened but to golden keys . The greatest chance for a poor man was probably through the ...
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... whole tribe of such literary gladiators , received , it is said , 9001. a year for his work , besides being appointed to a rectory and the chaplaincy of Chelsea : It must , moreover , be observed that the price of literary work was ...
... whole tribe of such literary gladiators , received , it is said , 9001. a year for his work , besides being appointed to a rectory and the chaplaincy of Chelsea : It must , moreover , be observed that the price of literary work was ...
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... whole talents to throw away their chances in life , and to disgust every one who offers them a helping hand . He was , however , a man of some talent , though his poems are now hopelessly unreadable , and seems to have had a singular ...
... whole talents to throw away their chances in life , and to disgust every one who offers them a helping hand . He was , however , a man of some talent , though his poems are now hopelessly unreadable , and seems to have had a singular ...
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... whole range of his mind was from obscenity to politics , and from politics to obscenity . " We may , how- ever , guess what was the special charm of the intercourse to Johnson . Savage was an expert in that science of human nature ...
... whole range of his mind was from obscenity to politics , and from politics to obscenity . " We may , how- ever , guess what was the special charm of the intercourse to Johnson . Savage was an expert in that science of human nature ...
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Страница 44 - Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished is an honour which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge.
Страница 194 - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride? How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire...
Страница 101 - Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all.
Страница 45 - I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,* one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a Patron before. " The shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a native of the rocks.
Страница 45 - I had done all that I could, and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little. Seven years, My Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms or was repulsed from your door...
Страница 13 - At Edial, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, young gentlemen are boarded and taught the Latin and Greek languages, by SAMUEL JOHNSON.
Страница 195 - Implore his aid, in his decisions rest, Secure whate'er He gives, He gives the best. Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong devotion to the skies aspires, Pour...
Страница 122 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Страница 188 - In this poem there is no nature, for there is no truth ; there is no art, for there is nothing new. Its form is that of a pastoral — -easy, vulgar, and therefore disgusting ; whatever images it can supply are long ago exhausted ; and its inherent improbability always forces dissatisfaction on the mind.
Страница 149 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.