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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... literary fame , and it is every day growing more difficult . Ah , Sir , that should make a man think of securing happiness in another world , which all who try sincerely for it may attain . In comparison of that , how little are all ...
... literary fame , and it is every day growing more difficult . Ah , Sir , that should make a man think of securing happiness in another world , which all who try sincerely for it may attain . In comparison of that , how little are all ...
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... literary anecdotes , and the occurrences of their own times ; the celebrated Huetius has published an entertaining volume upon this plan , De rebus ad eum pertinentibus . ' In the fourth class we have the journalists , temporal and ...
... literary anecdotes , and the occurrences of their own times ; the celebrated Huetius has published an entertaining volume upon this plan , De rebus ad eum pertinentibus . ' In the fourth class we have the journalists , temporal and ...
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... though Darius's shade had pre- science , it does not necessarily follow that he had all past particulars revealed to him . " He once told in his lively manner the follow ing literary anecdote : " Green and Guthrie , an · LITERATURE . 91.
... though Darius's shade had pre- science , it does not necessarily follow that he had all past particulars revealed to him . " He once told in his lively manner the follow ing literary anecdote : " Green and Guthrie , an · LITERATURE . 91.
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... literary anecdote : " Green and Guthrie , an Irishman and a Scotchman , undertook a transla- tion of Duhalde's History of China . ' Green said of Guthrie , that he knew no English ; and Guthrie of Green , that he knew no French ; and ...
... literary anecdote : " Green and Guthrie , an Irishman and a Scotchman , undertook a transla- tion of Duhalde's History of China . ' Green said of Guthrie , that he knew no English ; and Guthrie of Green , that he knew no French ; and ...
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... literary men all over the world . " - WILKES . Upon the con- tinent they all quote the vulgate Bible . Shak speare is chiefly quoted here ; and we quote also Pope , Prior , Butler , Waller , and sometimes Cowley . " 66 Johnson one day ...
... literary men all over the world . " - WILKES . Upon the con- tinent they all quote the vulgate Bible . Shak speare is chiefly quoted here ; and we quote also Pope , Prior , Butler , Waller , and sometimes Cowley . " 66 Johnson one day ...
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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