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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... look , and in a solemn but quiet tone , " That creature was its own tormentor , and I believe its name was Boswell . ” One evening ( says Mr. B. ) Dr. Johnson was engaged to sup with me at my lodgings in Downing - street , Westminster ...
... look , and in a solemn but quiet tone , " That creature was its own tormentor , and I believe its name was Boswell . ” One evening ( says Mr. B. ) Dr. Johnson was engaged to sup with me at my lodgings in Downing - street , Westminster ...
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... . " Then , Sir , we must be contented to acknowledge that death is a ter- rible thing . " - J . " Yes , Sir . I have made no approaches to a state which can look on it as not terrible . " — MRS . K. ( seeming to 16 TABLE TALK :
... . " Then , Sir , we must be contented to acknowledge that death is a ter- rible thing . " - J . " Yes , Sir . I have made no approaches to a state which can look on it as not terrible . " — MRS . K. ( seeming to 16 TABLE TALK :
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... look ) , " A man knows it must be so , and submits . It will do him no good to whine . " This subject being resumed on another occa- sion , Johnson said , " Some people are not afraid of death , because they look upon salvation as the ...
... look ) , " A man knows it must be so , and submits . It will do him no good to whine . " This subject being resumed on another occa- sion , Johnson said , " Some people are not afraid of death , because they look upon salvation as the ...
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... look round and round for that help which cannot be had . Yet we hope and hope , and fancy that be who has lived to - day may live to - morrow . But let us learn to derive our hope only from GOD . " Mr. Boswell and Johnson having one day ...
... look round and round for that help which cannot be had . Yet we hope and hope , and fancy that be who has lived to - day may live to - morrow . But let us learn to derive our hope only from GOD . " Mr. Boswell and Johnson having one day ...
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... look of horror , that he was much op- pressed by the fear of death . The amiable Dr. still unhappy , whatever was the occasion ? with the aggravation of this reflection , that if it was as good as it was at first designed , there seems ...
... look of horror , that he was much op- pressed by the fear of death . The amiable Dr. still unhappy , whatever was the occasion ? with the aggravation of this reflection , that if it was as good as it was at first designed , there seems ...
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