The Portable Johnson & BoswellViking Press, 1947 - 762 pages Two great and vivid personalitites of English letters revealed in their most charactersitc writings; Johnson; critical essays, letters, poems: Boswell; Life of Johnson, Journal of a tour to the Hebrides, and the Dialogue with Rousseau, etc. |
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Page 253
... Nature can supply the omission ; but Nature cannot open a vein to blood you . " — " I do not like to take an emetick , ( said Taylor , ) for fear of break- ing some small vessels . ” — “ Poh ! ( said Johnson , ) if you have so many ...
... Nature can supply the omission ; but Nature cannot open a vein to blood you . " — " I do not like to take an emetick , ( said Taylor , ) for fear of break- ing some small vessels . ” — “ Poh ! ( said Johnson , ) if you have so many ...
Page 664
... nature predominate over accident ; and if he preserves the essential character , is not very careful of distinctions superinduced and adventitious . His story requires Romans or kings , but he thinks only on men . He knew that Rome ...
... nature predominate over accident ; and if he preserves the essential character , is not very careful of distinctions superinduced and adventitious . His story requires Romans or kings , but he thinks only on men . He knew that Rome ...
Page 686
... nature is only the power of using to any certain purpose the materials which diligence procures , or opportunity sup- plies . Nature gives no man knowledge , and when images are collected by study and experience , can only assist in ...
... nature is only the power of using to any certain purpose the materials which diligence procures , or opportunity sup- plies . Nature gives no man knowledge , and when images are collected by study and experience , can only assist in ...
Contents
Editors Introduction | 1 |
From The Life of Samuel Johnson | 41 |
From The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides | 376 |
Copyright | |
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