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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... languages ; with what di- ligence and success , his Notes upon the Psalms ' give sufficient evidence . He once endeavoured to add the knowledge of Arabic to that of Hebrew ; but finding his thoughts too much di- verted from other ...
... languages ; with what di- ligence and success , his Notes upon the Psalms ' give sufficient evidence . He once endeavoured to add the knowledge of Arabic to that of Hebrew ; but finding his thoughts too much di- verted from other ...
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... wiser than herself , to talk to her in a language level to her mind . Such honest , I may call them holy arti- fices , must be practised by every clergyman ; for all means must be tried by which souls may be G2 RELIGION . 83.
... wiser than herself , to talk to her in a language level to her mind . Such honest , I may call them holy arti- fices , must be practised by every clergyman ; for all means must be tried by which souls may be G2 RELIGION . 83.
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... language . " He bade him also go on with collections which he was making upon the antiquities of Scotland . " Make a large book , a folio . " - BOSWELL . " But of what use will it be , Sir ? " - JOHNSON . " Never mind the use ; do it ...
... language . " He bade him also go on with collections which he was making upon the antiquities of Scotland . " Make a large book , a folio . " - BOSWELL . " But of what use will it be , Sir ? " - JOHNSON . " Never mind the use ; do it ...
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... language , Johnson said , " It must have come by inspiration . A thousand , nay a million of children could not invent a language . While the organs are pliable , there is not understanding enough to form a lan- guage 102 TABLE TALK :
... language , Johnson said , " It must have come by inspiration . A thousand , nay a million of children could not invent a language . While the organs are pliable , there is not understanding enough to form a lan- guage 102 TABLE TALK :
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... language must have come by inspiration , I do not mean that inspiration is required for rhetorick , and all the beauties of language ; for when once man has language , we can conceive that he may gradually form modifications of it . I ...
... language must have come by inspiration , I do not mean that inspiration is required for rhetorick , and all the beauties of language ; for when once man has language , we can conceive that he may gradually form modifications of it . I ...
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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