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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... published an entertaining volume upon this plan , De rebus ad eum pertinentibus . ' In the fourth class we have the journalists , temporal and spiritual ; Elias Ashmole , William Lilly , George Whitfield , John Wesley , and a thousand ...
... published an entertaining volume upon this plan , De rebus ad eum pertinentibus . ' In the fourth class we have the journalists , temporal and spiritual ; Elias Ashmole , William Lilly , George Whitfield , John Wesley , and a thousand ...
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... , your letters would be published as curiosities : ' Behold a miracle ! instead of wit , See two dull lines with Stanhope's pencil writ , ' Johnson's attention to precision and clearness in expression was very 88 TABLE TALK :
... , your letters would be published as curiosities : ' Behold a miracle ! instead of wit , See two dull lines with Stanhope's pencil writ , ' Johnson's attention to precision and clearness in expression was very 88 TABLE TALK :
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... published with his name , as not disdaining to be a candidate for literary fame . He was of opinion , that when a man of rank appeared in that character , he deserved to have his merit handsomely allowed . In this he was more liberal ...
... published with his name , as not disdaining to be a candidate for literary fame . He was of opinion , that when a man of rank appeared in that character , he deserved to have his merit handsomely allowed . In this he was more liberal ...
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... that costs even sixpence , without an intention to read it . " - BOSWELL . " May it not be doubted , Sir , whether it be proper to publish letters , arraigning the ultimate decision of an important cause by the supreme LITERATURE . 107.
... that costs even sixpence , without an intention to read it . " - BOSWELL . " May it not be doubted , Sir , whether it be proper to publish letters , arraigning the ultimate decision of an important cause by the supreme LITERATURE . 107.
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... publish these letters . If they were thought to do harm , why not answer them ? But they will do no harm . " Somebody found fault with writing verses in a dead language , maintaining that they were merely arrangements of so many words ...
... publish these letters . If they were thought to do harm , why not answer them ? But they will do no harm . " Somebody found fault with writing verses in a dead language , maintaining that they were merely arrangements of so many words ...
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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