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Pagina viii
... father of the authoress of " Evelina ; " by the Rev. J. Blakeway , of Shrewsbury ; James Bindley , Esq . , First Commis- sioner of Stamps ; the Rev. Dr. Vyse , Rector of Lambeth ; the Rev. Dr. Kearney , Archdeacon of Raphoe , in Ireland ...
... father of the authoress of " Evelina ; " by the Rev. J. Blakeway , of Shrewsbury ; James Bindley , Esq . , First Commis- sioner of Stamps ; the Rev. Dr. Vyse , Rector of Lambeth ; the Rev. Dr. Kearney , Archdeacon of Raphoe , in Ireland ...
Pagina ix
... father ; of Sir Walter Scott , for a series of very interesting notes on the " Tour to the Hebrides : " of the venerable Lord Stowell , the friend and executor of Johnson , for dictating some recollections of the Doctor , of which ...
... father ; of Sir Walter Scott , for a series of very interesting notes on the " Tour to the Hebrides : " of the venerable Lord Stowell , the friend and executor of Johnson , for dictating some recollections of the Doctor , of which ...
Pagina xii
... father was , we are told , by no means satisfied with the life he led , nor his eldest son with the kind of reputation he attained : neither liked to hear of his connexion even with Paoli or Johnson ; and both would have been better ...
... father was , we are told , by no means satisfied with the life he led , nor his eldest son with the kind of reputation he attained : neither liked to hear of his connexion even with Paoli or Johnson ; and both would have been better ...
Pagina xvii
... father of the Doctor ; and the whole of the extraordinary Frag- ment , first published in 1805 , under the title of " An Account of the Life of Dr. Samuel Johnson , from his Birth to his Eleventh Year , written by Himself . " CONTENTS ...
... father of the Doctor ; and the whole of the extraordinary Frag- ment , first published in 1805 , under the title of " An Account of the Life of Dr. Samuel Johnson , from his Birth to his Eleventh Year , written by Himself . " CONTENTS ...
Pagina xix
... Father " a vile Melan- choly " -His account of the Members of his Family - Traditional Stories of his Precocity- Taken to London to be touched by Queen Anne for the Scrofula , 25 CHAPTER II . 1716-1728 . Johnson goes to School at ...
... Father " a vile Melan- choly " -His account of the Members of his Family - Traditional Stories of his Precocity- Taken to London to be touched by Queen Anne for the Scrofula , 25 CHAPTER II . 1716-1728 . Johnson goes to School at ...
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Pagina 216 - 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...
Pagina 217 - 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. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a Patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.
Pagina 59 - I have of late— but wherefore I know not— lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy the air, look you, this brave o'er-hanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire— why, it appeareth no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.
Pagina 184 - 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.
Pagina 243 - I have protracted my work till most of those whom I wished to please have sunk into the grave, and success and miscarriage are empty sounds. I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquillity, having little to fear or hope from censure or from praise.
Pagina 216 - I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could, and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.
Pagina 160 - 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 forth thy fervours for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resign'd...
Pagina 217 - Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning', I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation, ' My Lord, ' Your Lordship's most humble, ' Most obedient servant,
Pagina 314 - 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.
Pagina 159 - Where then shall hope and fear their objects find ? Must dull suspense corrupt the stagnant mind ? Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate, Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate...