The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Volume 21821 |
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... thing material that passed , no mention is made of this gentleman ; and I am sure that I should not have omitted one so well known in the literary world . It may easily be imagined that this my first interview with Dr. Johnson , with ...
... thing material that passed , no mention is made of this gentleman ; and I am sure that I should not have omitted one so well known in the literary world . It may easily be imagined that this my first interview with Dr. Johnson , with ...
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... thing for money ; and then there are a number of other su- periorities , such as those of birth and fortune , and rank , that dissipate men's attention , and leave no extraordinary share of respect for personal and in- tellectual ...
... thing for money ; and then there are a number of other su- periorities , such as those of birth and fortune , and rank , that dissipate men's attention , and leave no extraordinary share of respect for personal and in- tellectual ...
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... things . Come to me as often as you can . I shall be glad to see you . " I had learnt that his place of frequent resort was the Mitre tavern in Fleet - street , where he loved to sit up late , and I begged I might be allowed to pass an ...
... things . Come to me as often as you can . I shall be glad to see you . " I had learnt that his place of frequent resort was the Mitre tavern in Fleet - street , where he loved to sit up late , and I begged I might be allowed to pass an ...
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... things . His ode which begins " Ruin seize thee , ruthless King , Confusion on thy banners wait ! ' has been celebrated for its abruptness , and plunging into the subject all at once . But such arts as these have no merit , unless when ...
... things . His ode which begins " Ruin seize thee , ruthless King , Confusion on thy banners wait ! ' has been celebrated for its abruptness , and plunging into the subject all at once . But such arts as these have no merit , unless when ...
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... thing of this carelessness in his books . Campbell is a good man , a pious man . I am afraid he has not been in the inside of a church for many years ; ' but he never 1 I am inclined to think that he was misinformed as to this cir ...
... thing of this carelessness in his books . Campbell is a good man , a pious man . I am afraid he has not been in the inside of a church for many years ; ' but he never 1 I am inclined to think that he was misinformed as to this cir ...
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Page 3 - Mr. Davies mentioned my name, and respectfully introduced me to him. I was much agitated; and recollecting his prejudice against the Scotch, of which I had heard much, I said to Davies, " Don't tell where I come from." —" From Scotland," cried Davies, roguishly. " Mr. Johnson," said I, " I do indeed come from Scotland, but I cannot help it.
Page 37 - I cannot now curse (smiling) the house of Hanover ; nor would it be decent for me to drink king James's health in the wine that king George gives me money to pay for. But, sir, I think that the pleasure of cursing the house of Hanover, and drinking king James's health, are amply overbalanced by three hundred pounds a year.
Page 334 - Sir, that is because at first she has full time and makes her nest deliberately. In the case you mention she is pressed to lay, and must therefore make her nest quickly, and consequently it will be slight." GOLDSMITH. " The nidification of birds is what is least known in natural history, though one of the most curious things in it.
Page 104 - Redress the rigours of the inclement clime ; Aid slighted truth with thy persuasive strain ; Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain : Teach him, that states of native strength...
Page 250 - Chesterfield told me that the word great should be pronounced so as to rhyme to state; and Sir William Yonge sent me word that it should be pronounced so as to rhyme to seat, and that none but an Irishman would pronounce it grait. Now here were two men of the highest rank, the one, the best speaker in the House of Lords, the other, the best speaker in the House of Commons, differing entirely.
Page 138 - During the whole of this interview, Johnson talked to his majesty with profound respect, but still in his firm manly manner, with a sonorous voice, and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the drawing-room.
Page 269 - Edgeware road, and had carried down his books in two returned post-chaises. He said, he believed the farmer's family thought him an odd character, similar to that in which the Spectator appeared to his landlady and her children : he was The Gentleman. Mr.
Page 301 - I told him that Goldsmith had said to me a few days before, " As I take my shoes from the shoemaker, and my coat from the tailor, so I take my religion from the priest.
Page 74 - Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrow'd his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.
Page 84 - A kind of strange oblivion has overspread me, so that I know not what has become of the last year; and perceive that incidents and intelligence pass over me without leaving any impression.