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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... matter as this . " Why , Sir ( said he ) , I suppose this must be the law , since you have been told so in Bow- street . But if your landlord could hold you to your bargain , and the lodgings should be yours for a year , you may ...
... matter as this . " Why , Sir ( said he ) , I suppose this must be the law , since you have been told so in Bow- street . But if your landlord could hold you to your bargain , and the lodgings should be yours for a year , you may ...
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... matter , so cannot say much , and it is sup- posed they die easy . Few believe it certain they are then to die ; and those who do , set themselves to behave with resolution , as a man does who is going to be hanged . He is not the less ...
... matter , so cannot say much , and it is sup- posed they die easy . Few believe it certain they are then to die ; and those who do , set themselves to behave with resolution , as a man does who is going to be hanged . He is not the less ...
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... matters not how a man dies , but how he lives . The act of dying is not of importance , it lasts so short a time . " He added ( with an earnest look ) , " A man knows it must be so , and submits . It will do him no good to whine ...
... matters not how a man dies , but how he lives . The act of dying is not of importance , it lasts so short a time . " He added ( with an earnest look ) , " A man knows it must be so , and submits . It will do him no good to whine ...
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... - natural agency , a general belief of which has prevailed in all nations and ages . But so far was he from being the dupe of implicit faith , that he examined the matter with a jealous attention , and 28 TABLE TALK :
... - natural agency , a general belief of which has prevailed in all nations and ages . But so far was he from being the dupe of implicit faith , that he examined the matter with a jealous attention , and 28 TABLE TALK :
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... matter with a jealous attention , and no man was more ready to refute its false- hood when he had discovered it . " Of apparitions he once took occasion to ob- serve , " A total disbelief of them is adverse to the opinion of the ...
... matter with a jealous attention , and no man was more ready to refute its false- hood when he had discovered it . " Of apparitions he once took occasion to ob- serve , " A total disbelief of them is adverse to the opinion of the ...
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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