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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... praise which never quits us . " It was observed , that Dr. Dodd seemed to be willing to die , and full of hopes and happiness . " Sir ( said he ) , Dr. Dodd would have given both his hands and both his legs to have lived . The better a ...
... praise which never quits us . " It was observed , that Dr. Dodd seemed to be willing to die , and full of hopes and happiness . " Sir ( said he ) , Dr. Dodd would have given both his hands and both his legs to have lived . The better a ...
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... praise Anson ? " I did not trouble him by asking his reason for this question . He proceeded , " Here is an error , Sir ; you have made Genius feminine . " - " Palpable , Sir ( cried the enthusiast ) ; I know it . But ( in a lower tone ) ...
... praise Anson ? " I did not trouble him by asking his reason for this question . He proceeded , " Here is an error , Sir ; you have made Genius feminine . " - " Palpable , Sir ( cried the enthusiast ) ; I know it . But ( in a lower tone ) ...
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... praise and popularity , and a politeness carried to a ridiculous excess , he was likely , after asserting a thing in general , to give it up again in parts . For instance , if he had said Reynolds was the first of painters , he was ...
... praise and popularity , and a politeness carried to a ridiculous excess , he was likely , after asserting a thing in general , to give it up again in parts . For instance , if he had said Reynolds was the first of painters , he was ...
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... praise them . Such was my can- dour ( smiling ) . " - MRS . BOSCAWEN . " Such his great merit to get the better of all your preju- dices . " - J . " Why , Madam , let us compound the matter ; let us ascribe it to my candour and his ...
... praise them . Such was my can- dour ( smiling ) . " - MRS . BOSCAWEN . " Such his great merit to get the better of all your preju- dices . " - J . " Why , Madam , let us compound the matter ; let us ascribe it to my candour and his ...
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... praise . In lapi- dary inscriptions a man is not upon oath . " At another time , when somebody endeavoured to argue in favour of the Epitaph for Goldsmith's tablet in Westminster Abbey being in English , Johnson said , " The language of ...
... praise . In lapi- dary inscriptions a man is not upon oath . " At another time , when somebody endeavoured to argue in favour of the Epitaph for Goldsmith's tablet in Westminster Abbey being in English , Johnson said , " The language of ...
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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