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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... Poets . The people would not have suffered it . They disputed with good hu- mour upon their fanciful theories , because they were not interested in the truth of them ; when a man has nothing to lose , he may be in good hu- mour with his ...
... Poets . The people would not have suffered it . They disputed with good hu- mour upon their fanciful theories , because they were not interested in the truth of them ; when a man has nothing to lose , he may be in good hu- mour with his ...
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... poets had taken up the places in the Temple of Fame ; so that as but a few at any period could possess poetical reputation , a man of genius could now hardly acquire it . “ That ( said Johnson ) is one of the most sensible things I have ...
... poets had taken up the places in the Temple of Fame ; so that as but a few at any period could possess poetical reputation , a man of genius could now hardly acquire it . “ That ( said Johnson ) is one of the most sensible things I have ...
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... . Imagination is not required in any high degree ; only about as much as is used in the lower kinds of poetry . Some penetration , accuracy , and colouring will fit a man for the task , if he can give 84 TABLE TALK : Literature.
... . Imagination is not required in any high degree ; only about as much as is used in the lower kinds of poetry . Some penetration , accuracy , and colouring will fit a man for the task , if he can give 84 TABLE TALK : Literature.
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... vain . At length he had re- course to this device : " Pray , Sir ( said he ) , do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet ? " Johnson at once felt himself roused ; and answer- ed , " Sir , there is no settling the LITERATURE . 89 ,
... vain . At length he had re- course to this device : " Pray , Sir ( said he ) , do you reckon Derrick or Smart the best poet ? " Johnson at once felt himself roused ; and answer- ed , " Sir , there is no settling the LITERATURE . 89 ,
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... poetry could never be perfectly translated ; so much of the excellence is in the numbers and the expres sion . " Francis ( said he ) has done it the best ; I'll take his , five out of six , against them all . " 2 Of the Preface to ...
... poetry could never be perfectly translated ; so much of the excellence is in the numbers and the expres sion . " Francis ( said he ) has done it the best ; I'll take his , five out of six , against them all . " 2 Of the Preface to ...
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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