The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. Buckland [and 40 others], 1787 |
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Pagina ix
... writing , were by bim delivered to Mr. Langton , with directions to publish them ; and it is to that gentleman that we owe the pleasure of perufing , in this form , these the most recent effufions of his genius , and latest evidences of ...
... writing , were by bim delivered to Mr. Langton , with directions to publish them ; and it is to that gentleman that we owe the pleasure of perufing , in this form , these the most recent effufions of his genius , and latest evidences of ...
Pagina 1
... writing * . ' In each of these faculties did the perfon , whofe hiftory I am about to write , fo greatly excel , that , except for my prefumption in the attempt to display his worth , the undertaking may be thought to need no apology ...
... writing * . ' In each of these faculties did the perfon , whofe hiftory I am about to write , fo greatly excel , that , except for my prefumption in the attempt to display his worth , the undertaking may be thought to need no apology ...
Pagina 7
... written by a perfon yet living , and of which the following is a copy : ' Johnson and I were , early in life ... writing them . His diflike to business was fo great , that he would procraftinate his exer- cifes to the laft hour . I have ...
... written by a perfon yet living , and of which the following is a copy : ' Johnson and I were , early in life ... writing them . His diflike to business was fo great , that he would procraftinate his exer- cifes to the laft hour . I have ...
Pagina 12
... written leaves . To fay the truth , the courfe of his ftudies was far from regular he read by fits and starts , and , in the intervals , digested his reading by meditation , to which he was ever prone . Neither did he regard the hours ...
... written leaves . To fay the truth , the courfe of his ftudies was far from regular he read by fits and starts , and , in the intervals , digested his reading by meditation , to which he was ever prone . Neither did he regard the hours ...
Pagina 17
... written by Pafferat ; for the insertion whereof he had , as it is faid , no other aid than his own recollection . How far he approved that method of reading , which he is above said to have purfued , and what value he fet on the powers ...
... written by Pafferat ; for the insertion whereof he had , as it is faid , no other aid than his own recollection . How far he approved that method of reading , which he is above said to have purfued , and what value he fet on the powers ...
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Pagina 350 - Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth.
Pagina 127 - The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable gentleman has, with such spirit and decency, charged upon me, I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny; but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those whose follies may cease with their youth, and not of that number who are ignorant in spite of experience.
Pagina 490 - ... some of the images being recollected, make an inaccurate auditor imagine, by the help of Caledonian bigotry, that he has formerly heard the whole.
Pagina 521 - ... too late to praise. If want of skill or want of care appear, Forbear to hiss; — the poet cannot hear. By all, like him, must praise and blame be found, At last a fleeting gleam, or empty sound.
Pagina 438 - Clerkenwell, where the body is deposited, and give a token of her presence there, by a knock upon her coffin ; it was therefore determined to make this trial of the existence or veracity of the supposed spirit.
Pagina 363 - I look upon this as I did upon the Dictionary: it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of.
Pagina 186 - I have received two letters from you, one written in Latin, the other in French ; which I take in good part, and will you to exercise that practice of learning often : for that will stand you in most stead, in that profession of life that you are born to live in. And...
Pagina 198 - For years the pow'r of tragedy declin'd; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till Declamation roar'd whilst Passion slept; Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd though Nature fled.
Pagina 292 - I have familiarized the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any word not authorized by former writers...
Pagina 287 - The place appointed was the Devil Tavern, and there, about the hour of eight, Mrs. Lenox and her husband, and a lady of her acquaintance, still [1785] living, as also the club, and friends to the number of near twenty, assembled.