The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and Literature, Men, Manners, and MoralsJohn Bumpus, 1825 - 352 страници |
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... learning , and depth of thinking , which acquired for this eminent man the appellation of " COLOSSUS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE . " THE There is scarcely any topic of much interest to man , respecting which some important obser- vation may ...
... learning , and depth of thinking , which acquired for this eminent man the appellation of " COLOSSUS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE . " THE There is scarcely any topic of much interest to man , respecting which some important obser- vation may ...
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... . " Mr. B. en- deavoured , for argument's sake , to maintain , that men of learning and talents might have very good intellectual society , without the aid of any little gratifications of the senses . Berrenger joined with 12 TABLE TALK :
... . " Mr. B. en- deavoured , for argument's sake , to maintain , that men of learning and talents might have very good intellectual society , without the aid of any little gratifications of the senses . Berrenger joined with 12 TABLE TALK :
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... learning ; but it never lies straight . There is never one idea by the side of another ; ' tis all entangled ; and then he drives it awkwardly upon conversation . " 66 People ( he remarked ) may be taken in once , who imagine that an ...
... learning ; but it never lies straight . There is never one idea by the side of another ; ' tis all entangled ; and then he drives it awkwardly upon conversation . " 66 People ( he remarked ) may be taken in once , who imagine that an ...
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... learning . " --- J . 66 --- Why , sir , that may be true in cases where learn- ing cannot possibly be of any use ; for instance , this boy rows us as well without learning , as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts , who ...
... learning . " --- J . 66 --- Why , sir , that may be true in cases where learn- ing cannot possibly be of any use ; for instance , this boy rows us as well without learning , as if he could sing the song of Orpheus to the Argonauts , who ...
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... learning to read and write is a distinction , the few who have that distinction may be the less in- clined to work ; but when every body learns to read and write , it is no longer a distinction . A man who has a laced waistcoat , is too ...
... learning to read and write is a distinction , the few who have that distinction may be the less in- clined to work ; but when every body learns to read and write , it is no longer a distinction . A man who has a laced waistcoat , is too ...
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Страница 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...
Страница 29 - No, sir, claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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...