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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... introduced the subject of death , and endeavoured to maintain , that the 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 ...
... introduced the subject of death , and endeavoured to maintain , that the 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 ...
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... introduced , Mr. B. ob- served , that it was strange to consider how soon it in general wears away . Dr. Taylor mentioned a gentleman of the neighbourhood as the only instance he had ever known of a person who had endeavoured to retain ...
... introduced , Mr. B. ob- served , that it was strange to consider how soon it in general wears away . Dr. Taylor mentioned a gentleman of the neighbourhood as the only instance he had ever known of a person who had endeavoured to retain ...
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... introduce religious discourse upon all occa- sions . Johnson observed , " Why yes , Sir , he will introduce religious discourse without seeing whether it will end in instruction and improve- ment , or produce some prophane jest . would ...
... introduce religious discourse upon all occa- sions . Johnson observed , " Why yes , Sir , he will introduce religious discourse without seeing whether it will end in instruction and improve- ment , or produce some prophane jest . would ...
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... introduced as having been much agitated in the Church of Scotland , whe- ther the claim of lay - patrons to present ministers to parishes be well founded ; and supposing it to be well founded , whether it ought to be exercised without ...
... introduced as having been much agitated in the Church of Scotland , whe- ther the claim of lay - patrons to present ministers to parishes be well founded ; and supposing it to be well founded , whether it ought to be exercised without ...
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... introduced a common subject of complaint , the very small salaries which many curates have , and main- tained , " that no man should be invested with the character of a clergyman , unless he has a se- curity for such an income as will ...
... introduced a common subject of complaint , the very small salaries which many curates have , and main- tained , " that no man should be invested with the character of a clergyman , unless he has a se- curity for such an income as 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