The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and Literature, Men, Manners, and MoralsJohn Bumpus, 1825 - 352 Seiten |
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... means that willingness which he praised so much and so justly ; for who has not felt the painful effect of the dreary void , when there is a total silence in a company for any length of time ; or , which is as bad , or perhaps worse ...
... means that willingness which he praised so much and so justly ; for who has not felt the painful effect of the dreary void , when there is a total silence in a company for any length of time ; or , which is as bad , or perhaps worse ...
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... means morose and cynical , and never blunted the laudable sensibilities of his character , or exempted him from the influence of the tender passions . Want of tenderness , he always al - L ledged , was want of parts , and was no less a ...
... means morose and cynical , and never blunted the laudable sensibilities of his character , or exempted him from the influence of the tender passions . Want of tenderness , he always al - L ledged , was want of parts , and was no less a ...
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... mean thing . - Johnson . " Why , sir , it is making a very mean use of a man's powers . But to be a good mimic , requires great powers ; great acuteness of observation , great retention of what is observed , and great pliancy of organs ...
... mean thing . - Johnson . " Why , sir , it is making a very mean use of a man's powers . But to be a good mimic , requires great powers ; great acuteness of observation , great retention of what is observed , and great pliancy of organs ...
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... means to assume . He goes out of himself , without going into other people . He cannot take off any per- son unless he is strongly marked , such as George Faulkner . He is like a painter who can draw the portrait of a man who has a wen ...
... means to assume . He goes out of himself , without going into other people . He cannot take off any per- son unless he is strongly marked , such as George Faulkner . He is like a painter who can draw the portrait of a man who has a wen ...
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... means ; he has a cheerful countenance , and a gay voice . Be- sides , his trade is wit . It would be as wild in him to come into company without merriment , as for a highwayman to take the road without his pis- tols . " " Has not a ...
... means ; he has a cheerful countenance , and a gay voice . Be- sides , his trade is wit . It would be as wild in him to come into company without merriment , as for a highwayman to take the road without his pis- tols . " " Has not a ...
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Seite 150 - Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome ; and the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No...
Seite 29 - No, sir, claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
Seite 212 - Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman, is not easy. I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. I would rather have Chancery suits upon my hands than the cure of souls. No, Sir, I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life, nor do I envy the clergyman who makes it an easy life.
Seite 87 - Come, come, (said Garrick,) talk no more of that. You are perhaps, the worst — eh, eh!" — Goldsmith was eagerly attempting to interrupt him, when Garrick went on, laughing ironically, "Nay, you will always look like a gentleman; but I am talking of being well or ill drest.
Seite 220 - Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only way to do good to the common people, and which clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense.
Seite 344 - I met him (said he) at Lord Clare's house' in the country, and he took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man.
Seite 192 - But is not the fear of death natural to man?" JOHNSON. " So much so, sir, that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it.
Seite 104 - ... to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite; which was so fierce, and indulged with such intenseness, that while in the act of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible.
Seite 321 - The excellence of this work is not exactness, but copiousness ; particular lines are not to be regarded ; the power is in the whole ; and in the whole there is a magnificence like that ascribed to Chinese plantation, the magnificence of vast extent and endless diversity.
Seite 104 - I never knew any man who relished good eating more than he did. When at table, he was totally absorbed in the business of the moment; his looks seemed rivetted to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite: which was so fierce, and indulged with such...