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Page 86
... sat near his chair might hear him repeat- ing from Shakspeare , Ay , but to die and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod , 86 AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND.
... sat near his chair might hear him repeat- ing from Shakspeare , Ay , but to die and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod , 86 AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND.
Page 89
... should not be able to migrate . Your Lordship was first solicited without my knowledge ; but when I was told that you were pleased to honour me with your patro- nage , I did not expect to hear of a GENIUS OF DR JOHNSON . 89.
... should not be able to migrate . Your Lordship was first solicited without my knowledge ; but when I was told that you were pleased to honour me with your patro- nage , I did not expect to hear of a GENIUS OF DR JOHNSON . 89.
Page 90
Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy. nage , I did not expect to hear of a refusal ; yet , as I have had no long time to brood hopes , and have not rioted in imaginary opulence , this cold reception has been scarce a disappointment ; and from ...
Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy. nage , I did not expect to hear of a refusal ; yet , as I have had no long time to brood hopes , and have not rioted in imaginary opulence , this cold reception has been scarce a disappointment ; and from ...
Page 99
... hear of the Punic war , he would be rude to the person that introduced the subject . Johnson was born a logician ; one of those , to whom only books of logic are said to be of use . In consequence of his skill in that art , he loved ...
... hear of the Punic war , he would be rude to the person that introduced the subject . Johnson was born a logician ; one of those , to whom only books of logic are said to be of use . In consequence of his skill in that art , he loved ...
Page 131
... hear the sentence of the law pronounced upon him , in consequence of an indictment for forgery . The voice of the public has given the honour of manufacturing this speech to Dr Johnson ; and the style and configuration of the speech ...
... hear the sentence of the law pronounced upon him , in consequence of an indictment for forgery . The voice of the public has given the honour of manufacturing this speech to Dr Johnson ; and the style and configuration of the speech ...
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Page 152 - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire...
Page 153 - The march begins in military state, And nations on his eye suspended wait; Stern Famine guards the solitary coast, And Winter barricades the realms of Frost; He comes, nor want nor cold his course delay; — Hide, blushing glory, hide Pultowa's day...
Page 115 - Ay, sir ; to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. Pol. ' That's very true, my lord. Ham. For if the sun breed maggots in a dead dog, being a god kissing carrion — 'Have you a daughter ? Pol. I have, my lord. Ham. Let her not walk i' the sun : conception is a blessing ; but not as your daughter may conceive.
Page 157 - 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?
Page 150 - The liv'r.it£i army, and the menial lord. With age, with cares, with maladies, oppress'd, He seeks the refuge of monastic rest. Grief aids disease, remember'd folly stings, And his last sighs reproach the faith of kings.
Page 28 - The rest of the company bestowed lavish encomiums on Johnson: one, in particular, praised his impartiality ; observing, that he dealt out reason and eloquence, with an equal hand to both parties. " That is not quite true," said Johnson ; " I saved appearances tolerably well; but I took care that the WHIG DOGS should not have the best of it.
Page 151 - Till captive Science yields her last retreat; Should Reason guide thee with her brightest ray, And pour on misty doubt resistless day; Should no false kindness lure to loose delight, Nor praise relax, nor difficulty fright; Should tempting Novelty thy cell refrain, And Sloth effuse her opiate fumes in vain; Should Beauty blunt on fops her fatal dart, Nor claim the triumph of a letter...
Page 156 - New sorrow rises as the day returns, A sister sickens, or a daughter mourns. Now kindred Merit fills the sable bier, Now lacerated Friendship claims a tear; Year chases year, decay pursues decay, Still drops some joy from with'ring life away; New forms arise, and...
Page 36 - ... devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Page 158 - WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakspeare rose ; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new: Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain.