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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... nature . - JOHNSON . " I do not think so ; a man has from nature a certain portion of mind ; the use he makes of it depends upon his own free will . That a man has always the same firmness of mind I do not say , because every man feels ...
... nature . - JOHNSON . " I do not think so ; a man has from nature a certain portion of mind ; the use he makes of it depends upon his own free will . That a man has always the same firmness of mind I do not say , because every man feels ...
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... natural philosophy , and may burn a large quantity of assafoetida in his house . " A respectable person was one day mentioned to Johnson as of a very strong mind , but as hav- ing little of that tenderness which is common to human nature ...
... natural philosophy , and may burn a large quantity of assafoetida in his house . " A respectable person was one day mentioned to Johnson as of a very strong mind , but as hav- ing little of that tenderness which is common to human nature ...
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... Nature , with this Indian woman by my side , and this gun , with which I can procure food when I want it : what more can be desired for human happiness ? ' " Do not allow yourself , Sir ( said Johnson ) , to be imposed upon by such ...
... Nature , with this Indian woman by my side , and this gun , with which I can procure food when I want it : what more can be desired for human happiness ? ' " Do not allow yourself , Sir ( said Johnson ) , to be imposed upon by such ...
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... Nature's signal · C a happier seat , ' his for retreat , ' from this state of being to thoughts upon this awful change were in general full of dismal ap- prehensions . His mind resembled the vast amphitheatre at Rome . In the center ...
... Nature's signal · C a happier seat , ' his for retreat , ' from this state of being to thoughts upon this awful change were in general full of dismal ap- prehensions . His mind resembled the vast amphitheatre at Rome . In the center ...
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... nature be helped , soon wears away ; in some sooner , indeed , in some later ; but it never continues very long , unless where there is madness , such as will make a man have pride so fixed in his mind , as to imagine himself a king ...
... nature be helped , soon wears away ; in some sooner , indeed , in some later ; but it never continues very long , unless where there is madness , such as will make a man have pride so fixed in his mind , as to imagine himself a king ...
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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