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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... character is sufficient . " Mr. Boswell at another time talked to him of misery being " the doom of man , " in this life , as displayed in his Vanity of Human Wishes ; ' yet observed , that things were done upon the sup- position of ...
... character is sufficient . " Mr. Boswell at another time talked to him of misery being " the doom of man , " in this life , as displayed in his Vanity of Human Wishes ; ' yet observed , that things were done upon the sup- position of ...
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... character of a brave , a wise , or a good man . Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing ; wisdom impresses strongly the consciousness of those faults , of which it is , perhaps , itself an aggravation ; and goodness , always ...
... character of a brave , a wise , or a good man . Bravery has no place where it can avail nothing ; wisdom impresses strongly the consciousness of those faults , of which it is , perhaps , itself an aggravation ; and goodness , always ...
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... character of a clergyman , unless he has a se- curity for such an income as will enable him to appear respectable ; that therefore a clergyman should not be allowed to have a curate , unless he gives him a hundred pounds a year ; if he ...
... character of a clergyman , unless he has a se- curity for such an income as will enable him to appear respectable ; that therefore a clergyman should not be allowed to have a curate , unless he gives him a hundred pounds a year ; if he ...
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... character of an infidel was more detestable than that of a man notoriously guilty of an atrocious crime . Another differed from him , be- cause we are surer of the odiousness of the one , than of the error of the other . - JOHNSON ...
... character of an infidel was more detestable than that of a man notoriously guilty of an atrocious crime . Another differed from him , be- cause we are surer of the odiousness of the one , than of the error of the other . - JOHNSON ...
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... turning to Beauclerk , he said , by no means in a whisper , " This merriment of parsons is mightily offensive . " Even the dress of a clergyman should be in . character , and nothing can be more despicable than conceited RELIGION . 77.
... turning to Beauclerk , he said , by no means in a whisper , " This merriment of parsons is mightily offensive . " Even the dress of a clergyman should be in . character , and nothing can be more despicable than conceited RELIGION . 77.
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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