The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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Page 45
... observed and wondered at , that Mr. Charles Fox never talked with any freedom in the presence of Dr. Johnson ; though it is well known , and I myself can witness , that his conversation is various , fluent , and exceedingly agreeable ...
... observed and wondered at , that Mr. Charles Fox never talked with any freedom in the presence of Dr. Johnson ; though it is well known , and I myself can witness , that his conversation is various , fluent , and exceedingly agreeable ...
Page 53
... observed , " A man cannot make a bad use of his money , so far as regards society , if he does not hoard it ; for if he either spends it or lends it out , society has the benefit . It is in general better to spend money than to give it ...
... observed , " A man cannot make a bad use of his money , so far as regards society , if he does not hoard it ; for if he either spends it or lends it out , society has the benefit . It is in general better to spend money than to give it ...
Page 55
... observe , that the aids he gave to this poem , as to " The Traveller , ” and " Deserted Village " of Goldsmith , were so small as by no means to impair the distinguished merit of the authour . - BosWELL . 66 Raising the wages of day ...
... observe , that the aids he gave to this poem , as to " The Traveller , ” and " Deserted Village " of Goldsmith , were so small as by no means to impair the distinguished merit of the authour . - BosWELL . 66 Raising the wages of day ...
Page 58
... observed that all his thoughts were upon a great scale . JOHNSON . " De- pend upon it , sir , every man will have as fine a thing as he can get ; as large a diamond for his ring . " Bos- WELL . " Pardon me , sir : a man of a narrow mind ...
... observed that all his thoughts were upon a great scale . JOHNSON . " De- pend upon it , sir , every man will have as fine a thing as he can get ; as large a diamond for his ring . " Bos- WELL . " Pardon me , sir : a man of a narrow mind ...
Page 60
... observed , " There is a wicked inclination in most people to suppose an old man decayed in his intellects . If a young or middle - aged man , when leaving a company , does not recollect where he laid his hat , it is nothing ; but if the ...
... observed , " There is a wicked inclination in most people to suppose an old man decayed in his intellects . If a young or middle - aged man , when leaving a company , does not recollect where he laid his hat , it is nothing ; but if the ...
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