The life of Samuel Johnson ... together with The journal of a tour to the Hebrides. New eds. with notes and appendices by A. Napier. [Followed by] Johnsoniana, ed. by R. Napier, Band 11884 |
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... John- son's early life . Johnson meets his first love . 271 273 • 275 275 1776 . They arrive at Lichfield 276 Æt . 67 . Visit Peter Garrick . • 277 Mr. Green's Museum 280 Johnson's distress at the news of the death of Mr. Thrale's son ...
... John- son's early life . Johnson meets his first love . 271 273 • 275 275 1776 . They arrive at Lichfield 276 Æt . 67 . Visit Peter Garrick . • 277 Mr. Green's Museum 280 Johnson's distress at the news of the death of Mr. Thrale's son ...
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... JOHN- SON . " Why , we know very little about the Romans . But , surely , it is much easier to respect a man who has always had respect , than to respect a man who we know was last year no better than ourselves , and will be no better ...
... JOHN- SON . " Why , we know very little about the Romans . But , surely , it is much easier to respect a man who has always had respect , than to respect a man who we know was last year no better than ourselves , and will be no better ...
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... John gives us many ideas , and particu- larly mentions music . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , ideas must be given you by means of something which you know : and as to music , there are some philosophers and divines who have maintained , that ...
... John gives us many ideas , and particu- larly mentions music . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , ideas must be given you by means of something which you know : and as to music , there are some philosophers and divines who have maintained , that ...
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... John Pringle had given me to read . JOHNSON . " Sir , Mr. Elwal was , I think , an ironmonger at Wolverhampton ; and he had a mind to make himself famous , by being the founder of a new sect , which he wished much should be called ...
... John Pringle had given me to read . JOHNSON . " Sir , Mr. Elwal was , I think , an ironmonger at Wolverhampton ; and he had a mind to make himself famous , by being the founder of a new sect , which he wished much should be called ...
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... JOHN- SON . " Why yes , Sir ; but it cannot be helped . You must consider , that the revenues of the clergy are not at the dis- posal of the state , like the pay of an army . Different men have founded different churches ; and some are ...
... JOHN- SON . " Why yes , Sir ; but it cannot be helped . You must consider , that the revenues of the clergy are not at the dis- posal of the state , like the pay of an army . Different men have founded different churches ; and some are ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 190 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Seite 433 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible.
Seite 171 - The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write: a man will turn over half a library to make one book.
Seite 316 - A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the four great empires of the world ; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman. All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.
Seite 344 - Pray give me leave, Sir; — It is better here — A little of the brown— Some fat, Sir— A little of the stuffing — Some gravy — Let me have the pleasure of giving you some butter— Allow me to recommend a squeeze of this orange ; or the lemon, perhaps, may have more zest." — " Sir, Sir, I am obliged to you, Sir...
Seite 62 - I told him that Goldsmith had said to me a few days before, " As I take my shoes from the shoemaker, and my coat from the tailor, so I take my religion from the priest.
Seite 349 - You must know, Sir, I lately took my friend Boswell and shewed him genuine civilised life in an English provincial town. I turned him loose at Lichfield, my native city, that he might see for once real civility: for you know he lives among savages in Scotland, and among rakes in London.
Seite 134 - What would you have me retract ? I thought your book an imposture ; I think it an imposture still.- For this opinion I have given my reasons to the publick, which I here dare you to refute. Your rage I defy. Your abilities, since your Homer, are not so formidable ; and what I hear of your morals, inclines me to pay regard not to what you shall say, but to what you shall prove. You may print this if you will.
Seite 35 - Mr. Mickle, the translator of The Lusiad, and I went to visit him at this place a few days afterwards. He was not at home ; but having a curiosity to see his apartment, we went in and found curious scraps of descriptions of animals, scrawled upon the wall with a black lead pencil.
Seite 332 - Many things which are false are transmitted from book to book, and gain credit in the world. One of these is the cry against the evil of luxury. Now the truth is, that luxury produces much good. Take the luxury of buildings in London.