The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4G. Bell and sons, 1889 |
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... mentioned them in his excellent Dedication of his Juvenal , but had barely men- tioned them . Johnson has exhibited them at large , with such happy illustration from their writings , and in so luminous a manner , that indeed he may be ...
... mentioned them in his excellent Dedication of his Juvenal , but had barely men- tioned them . Johnson has exhibited them at large , with such happy illustration from their writings , and in so luminous a manner , that indeed he may be ...
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... mentioned , that Steele told him the story with tears in his eyes . Ben Victor , Dr. Johnson said , likewise informed him of this remarkable transaction , from the relation of Mr. Wilks the comedian , who was also an intimate of ...
... mentioned , that Steele told him the story with tears in his eyes . Ben Victor , Dr. Johnson said , likewise informed him of this remarkable transaction , from the relation of Mr. Wilks the comedian , who was also an intimate of ...
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... mentioned this to a very eminent literary character , ' he opposed me vehemently , ex- claiming , " No , no , it is not a good imitation of Johnson ; it has all his pomp without his force ; it has all the nodo- sities of the oak without ...
... mentioned this to a very eminent literary character , ' he opposed me vehemently , ex- claiming , " No , no , it is not a good imitation of Johnson ; it has all his pomp without his force ; it has all the nodo- sities of the oak without ...
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... mentioned . This valua- ble collection is the property of the Duke of Newcastle , who , upon the application of Sir Lucas Pepys , was pleased to permit it to be put into the hands of Dr. Johnson , who I am sorry to think made but an ...
... mentioned . This valua- ble collection is the property of the Duke of Newcastle , who , upon the application of Sir Lucas Pepys , was pleased to permit it to be put into the hands of Dr. Johnson , who I am sorry to think made but an ...
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... mentioned this to Johnson , he said , " I drink it now sometimes , but not socially . " The first evening that I was with him at Thrale's , I observed he poured a large quantity of it into a glass , and swallowed it greedily . Every ...
... mentioned this to Johnson , he said , " I drink it now sometimes , but not socially . " The first evening that I was with him at Thrale's , I observed he poured a large quantity of it into a glass , and swallowed it greedily . Every ...
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Page 306 - Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuff d bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct.
Page 9 - My thoughtless youth was wing'd with vain desires; My manhood, long misled by wandering fires, Follow'd false lights; and when their glimpse was gone, My pride struck out new sparkles of her own. Such was I, such by nature still I am; Be thine the glory, and be mine the shame. Good life be now my task; my doubts are done: What more could fright my faith, than Three in One?
Page 222 - tis all a cheat ; Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit ; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay : To-morrow's falser than the former day ; Lies worse, and, while it says we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possessed.
Page 51 - The other turns to a mirth-moving jest, Which his fair tongue, conceit's expositor, Delivers in such apt and gracious words That aged ears play truant at his tales And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse.
Page 59 - It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a special felicity of invention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar : it seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable ; a notable skill, that he can dexterously accommodate them to the purpose before him ; together with a lively briskness of humor, not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination.