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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... instance , than not to feel the want of them . - JOHNSON . " No , Sir ; fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect . Was Charles the Twelfth , think you , less respected for his coarse blue ...
... instance , than not to feel the want of them . - JOHNSON . " No , Sir ; fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect . Was Charles the Twelfth , think you , less respected for his coarse blue ...
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... instance of which , when it was suggested to him that he should invite his son , who had been settled ten years in foreign parts , to come home and pay him a visit , his answer was , " No , no , let him mind his busi- ness . " Johnson ...
... instance of which , when it was suggested to him that he should invite his son , who had been settled ten years in foreign parts , to come home and pay him a visit , his answer was , " No , no , let him mind his busi- ness . " Johnson ...
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... instance of an officer who had actually lived for some time in the wilds of Ame rica , of whom , when in that state , he quoted this reflection with an air of admiration , as if it had been deeply philosophical : - Here am I , free and ...
... instance of an officer who had actually lived for some time in the wilds of Ame rica , of whom , when in that state , he quoted this reflection with an air of admiration , as if it had been deeply philosophical : - Here am I , free and ...
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... instance he had ever known of a person who had endeavoured to retain grief . - He told Dr. Tay- lor , that after his Lady's death , which affected him deeply , he resolved that the grief , which he : cherished with a kind of sacred ...
... instance he had ever known of a person who had endeavoured to retain grief . - He told Dr. Tay- lor , that after his Lady's death , which affected him deeply , he resolved that the grief , which he : cherished with a kind of sacred ...
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... instance of the spirit of any person ap- pearing after death . All argument is against it ; but all belief is for it . " On the subject of our situation in a future state , he said , " The happiness of an unem- bodied spirit will ...
... instance of the spirit of any person ap- pearing after death . All argument is against it ; but all belief is for it . " On the subject of our situation in a future state , he said , " The happiness of an unem- bodied spirit will ...
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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