The life of Samuel Johnson. Copious notes by Malone, Band 31821 |
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... told , more than the papers have made publick . He died of a fever , made , I am afraid , more violent by uneasiness of mind . His debts began to be heavy , and all his resources were exhausted . Sir Joshua is of opinion that he owed ...
... told , more than the papers have made publick . He died of a fever , made , I am afraid , more violent by uneasiness of mind . His debts began to be heavy , and all his resources were exhausted . Sir Joshua is of opinion that he owed ...
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... told . " I wish you could have read the book before it was printed , but our distance does not easily permit it . " I am sorry Lord Hailes does not intend to publish Walton ; I am afraid it will not be done so well , if it be done at ...
... told . " I wish you could have read the book before it was printed , but our distance does not easily permit it . " I am sorry Lord Hailes does not intend to publish Walton ; I am afraid it will not be done so well , if it be done at ...
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... told . Pray satisfy me by the next post . " I have printed two hundred and forty pages . I am able to do nothing much worth doing to dear Lord Hailes's book . I will , however , send back the sheets ; and hope , by degrees , to answer ...
... told . Pray satisfy me by the next post . " I have printed two hundred and forty pages . I am able to do nothing much worth doing to dear Lord Hailes's book . I will , however , send back the sheets ; and hope , by degrees , to answer ...
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... told here , that before your book came out he sent to you , to let you know that he understood you meant to deny the authenticity of Ossian's poems ; that the originals were in his possession ; that you might have inspec- tion of them ...
... told here , that before your book came out he sent to you , to let you know that he understood you meant to deny the authenticity of Ossian's poems ; that the originals were in his possession ; that you might have inspec- tion of them ...
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... told of the danger there was that a gun might burst if charged with many balls , he put in six or seven , and fired it off against a wall . Mr. Langton told me , that when they were swimming together near Oxford , he cautioned Dr ...
... told of the danger there was that a gun might burst if charged with many balls , he put in six or seven , and fired it off against a wall . Mr. Langton told me , that when they were swimming together near Oxford , he cautioned Dr ...
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66 DEAR SIR 66 TO JAMES acquaintance admiration affectionate afraid afterwards appeared Ashbourne authour Beauclerk Beggar's Opera believe booksellers BOSWELL TO DR censure character church Cibber compliments conversation Court of Session death dined dinner Doctor Doctor of Medicine Dodd Edinburgh edition eminent England English Erse father favour Garrick gentleman give happy heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant humour Inchkenneth JAMES BOSWELL John Journey Judges King lady Langton language learning letter Lichfield lived London Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Hailes's Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter madam manner mentioned mind never observed occasion opinion perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets publick racter SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland seemed shew Sir Joshua Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told truth Whig Wilkes wish write written wrote
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Seite 50 - There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
Seite 258 - Sir, I am obliged to Mr. Dilly. I will wait upon him — ' BOSWELL. 'Provided, sir, I suppose, that the company which he is to have is agreeable to you.' JOHNSON. 'What do you mean, sir ? What do you take me for ? Do you think I am so ignorant of the world as to imagine that I am to prescribe to a gentleman what company he is to have at his table ?
Seite 87 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Seite 237 - It having been mentioned, I know not with what truth, that a certain female political writer, whose doctrines he disliked, had of late become very fond of dress, sat hours together at her toilet, and even put on rouge — JOHNSON : She is better employed at her toilet than using her pen. It is better she should be reddening her own cheeks, than blackening other people's characters.
Seite 173 - He then repeated, with great emotion, Shenstone's lines: — ' Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round. Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at an inn.
Seite 358 - Hermit hoar in solemn cell, Wearing out life's evening gray : Smite thy bosom, sage, and tell, What is bliss? and which the way?'" BOSWELL. " But why smite his bosom, Sir ?" JOHNSON. " Why to show he was in earnest...
Seite 226 - Reviewers (said he) are not Deists ; but they are Christians with as little Christianity as may be ; and are for pulling down all establishments. The Critical Reviewers are for supporting the constitution, both in church and state. The Critical Reviewers, I believe, often review without reading the books through ; but lay hold of a topick, and write chiefly from their own minds. The Monthly Reviewers are duller men, and are glad to read the books through.
Seite 290 - ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men ; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise ; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Seite 7 - He died of a fever, exasperated, as I believe, by the fear of distress. He had raised money and squandered it, by every artifice of acquisition and folly of expense. But let not his frailties be remembered ; he was a very great man.
Seite 353 - The horror of death, which I had always observed in Dr. Johnson, appeared strong to-night. I ventured to tell him, that I had been, for moments in my life, not afraid of death ; therefore I could suppose another man in that state of mind for a considerable space of time. He said, " he never had a moment in which death was not terrible to him.