Samuel Johnson, His Words and His Ways, what He Said, what He Did, and what Men Thought and Spoke Concerning HimEdward Tuckerman Mason Harper & brothers, 1879 - 319 страници |
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... booksellers wanted a Preface to a Dic- tionary of Trade and Commerce . I knew very well what such a Dictionary should be , and I wrote a Preface accord- ingly . " - Boswell . He said , " I am sorry that prize - fighting is gone out . Ev ...
... booksellers wanted a Preface to a Dic- tionary of Trade and Commerce . I knew very well what such a Dictionary should be , and I wrote a Preface accord- ingly . " - Boswell . He said , " I am sorry that prize - fighting is gone out . Ev ...
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... bookseller , was one of " that mercan- tile rugged race to which the delicacy of the poet is some- times exposed , " as the following anecdote will more fully evince : Mr. Johnson being engaged by him to translate a work of some ...
... bookseller , was one of " that mercan- tile rugged race to which the delicacy of the poet is some- times exposed , " as the following anecdote will more fully evince : Mr. Johnson being engaged by him to translate a work of some ...
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... bookseller , from whom I had the story , he asked Mr. Davies " what was the common price of an oak stick ; " and being answered sixpence , " Why , then , sir , " said he , " give me leave to send your servant to purchase me a shilling ...
... bookseller , from whom I had the story , he asked Mr. Davies " what was the common price of an oak stick ; " and being answered sixpence , " Why , then , sir , " said he , " give me leave to send your servant to purchase me a shilling ...
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... bookseller in Paternoster Row , and afterward chief accountant of the Bank . Mr. Payne was of a very diminutive appearance ; and once when they were to- gether on a visit with a friend at some distance from town , Johnson , in a gayety ...
... bookseller in Paternoster Row , and afterward chief accountant of the Bank . Mr. Payne was of a very diminutive appearance ; and once when they were to- gether on a visit with a friend at some distance from town , Johnson , in a gayety ...
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... bookseller of that name , had formerly his warehouse . I found a number of good books , but very dusty , and in great confusion . The floor was strewed with manuscript leaves , in Johnson's own hand- writing , which I beheld with a ...
... bookseller of that name , had formerly his warehouse . I found a number of good books , but very dusty , and in great confusion . The floor was strewed with manuscript leaves , in Johnson's own hand- writing , which I beheld with a ...
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Страница 174 - ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men ; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise ; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Страница 217 - I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light pleasantry to soothe and conciliate him, and not as an humiliating abasement at the expense of my country. But however that might be, this speech was somewhat unlucky; for with that quickness of wit for which he was so remarkable, he seized the expression 'come from Scotland...
Страница 184 - When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment...
Страница 228 - I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was...
Страница 30 - Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life ; for there is in London all that life can afford.
Страница 293 - He then burst into such a fit of laughter, that he appeared to be almost in a convulsion ; and, in order to support himself, laid hold of one of the posts at the side of the foot pavement, and sent forth peals so loud, that in the silence of the night his voice seemed to resound from Temple-bar to Fleetditch.
Страница 37 - Idleness is a disease which must be combated ; but I would not advise a rigid adherence to a particular plan of study. I myself have never persisted in any plan for two days together. A man ought to read just as inclination leads him ; for what he reads as a task will do him little good. A young man should read five hours in a day, and so may acquire a great deal of knowledge.
Страница 184 - I have been lately informed by the proprietor of ' The World,' that two papers, in which my ' 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. " When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by...
Страница 279 - The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labors, 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 217 - Sir, I cannot think Mr. Garrick would grudge such a trifle to you." " Sir, (said he, with a stern look,) I have known David Garrick longer than you have done : and I know no right you have to talk to me on the subject.