Dr. Johnson's Table-talk: Containing Aphorisms on Literature, Life, and Manners, with Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons, Selected and Arranged from Mr. Boswell's Life of Johnson, Volumen2J. Mawman, 1807 |
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... believe that , my Lord . Are we tó think Pope was happy , because he says so in his writings ? We see in his writings what he wished the state of his mind to appear . Dr. Young , who pined for preferment , talks with contempt of it in ...
... believe that , my Lord . Are we tó think Pope was happy , because he says so in his writings ? We see in his writings what he wished the state of his mind to appear . Dr. Young , who pined for preferment , talks with contempt of it in ...
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... believe you have borrowed from Waller . I wish you would enable yourself to borrow more . ” An ingenious gentleman was mentioned , con- cerning whom it was observed , that he had a con- stant firmness of mind ; for after a laborious day ...
... believe you have borrowed from Waller . I wish you would enable yourself to borrow more . ” An ingenious gentleman was mentioned , con- cerning whom it was observed , that he had a con- stant firmness of mind ; for after a laborious day ...
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... believe its name was Boswell . ” One evening ( says Mr. B. ) Dr. Johnson was engaged to sup with me at my lodgings in Downing - street , Westminster . But on the pre- ceding night my landlord having behaved very rudely to me and some ...
... believe its name was Boswell . ” One evening ( says Mr. B. ) Dr. Johnson was engaged to sup with me at my lodgings in Downing - street , Westminster . But on the pre- ceding night my landlord having behaved very rudely to me and some ...
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... believe it certain they are then to die ; and those who do , set themselves to behave with resolution , as a man does who is going to be hanged . He is not the less unwilling to be hanged . " - MISS SEWARD . " There is one mode of the ...
... believe it certain they are then to die ; and those who do , set themselves to behave with resolution , as a man does who is going to be hanged . He is not the less unwilling to be hanged . " - MISS SEWARD . " There is one mode of the ...
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... believe him ? When he dies , he at least gives up all he has . " - B . " Foote , Sir , told me , that when he was very ill , he was not afraid to die . " - J . " It is not true , Sir . Hold a pistol to Foote's breast , or to Hume's ...
... believe him ? When he dies , he at least gives up all he has . " - B . " Foote , Sir , told me , that when he was very ill , he was not afraid to die . " - J . " It is not true , Sir . Hold a pistol to Foote's breast , or to Hume's ...
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admiration afraid allow ancient appeared asked Beauclerk Beggar's Opera believe better Bishop blank verse Burke Cawston character Christian Church Church of England Church of Scotland Cibber clergyman consider conversation death Divinity eminent English expressed fear Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happiness History of China hope human Hume humour imagination infidel John Johnson observed language learning literary lived Lord Lord Bathurst Lord Camden Madam maintained mankind manner ment merit mind miracles nature neral never objections occasion once opinion passion perhaps philosophers pleased poem poet poetical poetry Pope praise punishment racter religion Scotland Scripture sermons Shakspeare shew Shiels Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir said Johnson style suppose sure talked tell Theocritus thing Thirty-nine Articles thought tion told translation true truth uneasy verse Virgil wish wonder write written wrote