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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... fears ; not as a dog fears the lash ; but of whom he stands in awe * . " He added , " Madmen are all sensual in the lower * On this Mr. B. remarks : " I was struck with the justice of this observation . To be with those of whom a person ...
... fears ; not as a dog fears the lash ; but of whom he stands in awe * . " He added , " Madmen are all sensual in the lower * On this Mr. B. remarks : " I was struck with the justice of this observation . To be with those of whom a person ...
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... fear of death which is certainly ab- surd ; and that is the dread of annihilation , which is only a pleasing sleep without a dream . ” — J . " It is neither pleasing , nor sleep ; it is nothing . Now mere existence is so much better ...
... fear of death which is certainly ab- surd ; and that is the dread of annihilation , which is only a pleasing sleep without a dream . ” — J . " It is neither pleasing , nor sleep ; it is nothing . Now mere existence is so much better ...
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... fear of it might be got over . I told him , that David Hume had said to me , that he was no more uneasy to think he should not be after this life , than that he had not been before he began to exist . " Sir ( said John- son ) , if he ...
... fear of it might be got over . I told him , that David Hume had said to me , that he was no more uneasy to think he should not be after this life , than that he had not been before he began to exist . " Sir ( said John- son ) , if he ...
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... all around in cells , ready to be let out upon him . After a conflict , he drives them back into their dens ; but not kill- ing them , they were still assailing him . ' 2 much distressed by the fear of death , but c 2 DEATH .. .19.
... all around in cells , ready to be let out upon him . After a conflict , he drives them back into their dens ; but not kill- ing them , they were still assailing him . ' 2 much distressed by the fear of death , but c 2 DEATH .. .19.
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... fear of death , but as be- ing now uniformly placid , and contemplating his dissolution without any perturbation ... fears as to futurity . A reverend friend of ours ( naming him ) tells me , that he feels än uneasiness at the thoughts ...
... fear of death , but as be- ing now uniformly placid , and contemplating his dissolution without any perturbation ... fears as to futurity . A reverend friend of ours ( naming him ) tells me , that he feels än uneasiness at the thoughts ...
Términos y frases comunes
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