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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... desires . " - J . " The lady confounds annihilation , which is nothing , with the apprehension of it , which is dreadful . It is in the apprehension of it that the horror of annihilation consists . " " When we were alone ( says Mr. B ...
... desires . " - J . " The lady confounds annihilation , which is nothing , with the apprehension of it , which is dreadful . It is in the apprehension of it that the horror of annihilation consists . " " When we were alone ( says Mr. B ...
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... desire of praise which never quits us . " It was observed , that Dr. Dodd seemed to be willing to die , and full of hopes and happiness . " Sir ( said he ) , Dr. Dodd would have given both his hands and both his legs to have lived . The ...
... desire of praise which never quits us . " It was observed , that Dr. Dodd seemed to be willing to die , and full of hopes and happiness . " Sir ( said he ) , Dr. Dodd would have given both his hands and both his legs to have lived . The ...
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... desire of shewing courage . Men who have no opportunity of shewing it as to things in this life , take death and futurity as ob- jects on which to display it . " - J . " That is mighty foolish affectation . Fear is one of the passions ...
... desire of shewing courage . Men who have no opportunity of shewing it as to things in this life , take death and futurity as ob- jects on which to display it . " - J . " That is mighty foolish affectation . Fear is one of the passions ...
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... desires , are a little influenced by his favourite studies . My zeal for languages may seem , per- haps , rather over - heated , even to those by whom I desire to be well - esteemed . To those who have nothing in their thoughts but ...
... desires , are a little influenced by his favourite studies . My zeal for languages may seem , per- haps , rather over - heated , even to those by whom I desire to be well - esteemed . To those who have nothing in their thoughts but ...
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... desires increase ; it is like fire , which must first be kindled by some exter- nal agent , but which will afterwards ... desire can be gratified ; and one will tell another that if he would attain know- ledge , he must learn English ...
... desires increase ; it is like fire , which must first be kindled by some exter- nal agent , but which will afterwards ... desire can be gratified ; and one will tell another that if he would attain know- ledge , he must learn English ...
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