The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 69
... look cold , And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart . - En . u In Congreve's description there seems to be an intermixture of moral no- tions ; as the affecting power of the passage arises from the vivid impression of the described ...
... look cold , And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart . - En . u In Congreve's description there seems to be an intermixture of moral no- tions ; as the affecting power of the passage arises from the vivid impression of the described ...
Page 86
... look , ) " A man knows it must be so , and submits . It will do him no good to whine . " I attempted to continue the conversation . He was so ' provoked , that he said , " Give us no more of this ; " and was thrown into such a state of ...
... look , ) " A man knows it must be so , and submits . It will do him no good to whine . " I attempted to continue the conversation . He was so ' provoked , that he said , " Give us no more of this ; " and was thrown into such a state of ...
Page 104
... look for the lucidus ordo , where there is nei- ther end or object , design or moral , nec certa recurrit imago . ' 66 Being asked by a young nobleman , what was become of the gallantry and military spirit of the old English no- bility ...
... look for the lucidus ordo , where there is nei- ther end or object , design or moral , nec certa recurrit imago . ' 66 Being asked by a young nobleman , what was become of the gallantry and military spirit of the old English no- bility ...
Page 122
... look upon you as a fountain of wisdom , from whence few rills are communi- cated to a distance , and which must be approached at its source , to partake fully of its virtues . * " I am coming to London soon , and am to appear in ' an ...
... look upon you as a fountain of wisdom , from whence few rills are communi- cated to a distance , and which must be approached at its source , to partake fully of its virtues . * " I am coming to London soon , and am to appear in ' an ...
Page 155
James Boswell. 6 mentioned in the story of Bluebeard : You may look into all the chambers but one . ' But we should have the greatest inclination to look into that chamber , to talk of that subject . " JOHNSON , ( with a loud voice ...
James Boswell. 6 mentioned in the story of Bluebeard : You may look into all the chambers but one . ' But we should have the greatest inclination to look into that chamber , to talk of that subject . " JOHNSON , ( with a loud voice ...
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