The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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... hope the world tastes them ; for its own sake I hope & c . But Johnson is well known to have represented his own practice , in the following passage , in his Life of Pope . Of composition there are different methods . Some employ at ...
... hope the world tastes them ; for its own sake I hope & c . But Johnson is well known to have represented his own practice , in the following passage , in his Life of Pope . Of composition there are different methods . Some employ at ...
Page 440
... hope that he had much longer to live , he prepared to meet the doom , from which there is no ex- emption to man , with firmness and resigna- tion . Eternity presented to his imagina- nation an awful prospect ; and with as much virtue as ...
... hope that he had much longer to live , he prepared to meet the doom , from which there is no ex- emption to man , with firmness and resigna- tion . Eternity presented to his imagina- nation an awful prospect ; and with as much virtue as ...
Page 527
... hope . Human life , through all its vicissitudes , pre- sents many alleviations of suffering , many in- tervals of ease and comfort , many rewards of honourable exertion , and many incite- * Rambler , No. 165 . ments to rational hope ...
... hope . Human life , through all its vicissitudes , pre- sents many alleviations of suffering , many in- tervals of ease and comfort , many rewards of honourable exertion , and many incite- * Rambler , No. 165 . ments to rational hope ...
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acquaintance admiration afterwards ancient Anderson Anecdotes appeared Ashbourne beautiful Bennet Langton biographer BISHOP PERCY booksellers Boswell Boswell's Cave censure character Chesterfield collection composition conversation criticism death Dedication Dictionary distinguished Dr Johnson Dr Taylor early edition elegance eminent English English Language English poetry Essay excellence expression favour Francis Barber Garrick genius Gentleman's Magazine Hawkesworth History honour human imitation kind labours Langton language Latin learning letter Lichfield literary literature Lives London Lord manner melancholy ment merit Milton mind Miss moral Murphy narrative never observed occasion opinions original Oxford pamphlet paper Pembroke College Percy's period piety Piozzi poem poet poetical poetry political Pope powers praise prayer Preface prejudice printed published Rambler Rasselas Samuel Johnson says sentiments Shakespeare shew sion Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds Stourbridge style talents thought Thrale tion translation verses vigour virtue volumes Warton Whigs writings written wrote