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 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 18
Página 90
... 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 Capel's Shakspeare , he said , " If ...
... 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 Capel's Shakspeare , he said , " If ...
Página 92
... translate Duhalde's History of China . ' In this translation there was found the twenty - sixth day of the new moon . ' Now as the whole age of the moon is but twenty - eight days , the moon , instead of be- ing new , was nearly as old ...
... translate Duhalde's History of China . ' In this translation there was found the twenty - sixth day of the new moon . ' Now as the whole age of the moon is but twenty - eight days , the moon , instead of be- ing new , was nearly as old ...
Página 94
... translated by Dr. Clarke thus : semper appetere præstantissima , & omnibus aliis ante- cellere . On the licence jocularly allowed to historians as to the truth of their relations , Johnson said , " There are inexcusable lies , and ...
... translated by Dr. Clarke thus : semper appetere præstantissima , & omnibus aliis ante- cellere . On the licence jocularly allowed to historians as to the truth of their relations , Johnson said , " There are inexcusable lies , and ...
Página 103
... translation of the Bible , he observed , " I am not very willing that any language should be totally extinguished . The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduction of nations , and the ...
... translation of the Bible , he observed , " I am not very willing that any language should be totally extinguished . The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduction of nations , and the ...
Página 112
... translation , one said , he could not define it , nor could he think of a similitude to illustrate it ; but that it appeared to him that translation of poetry could be only imitation . Johnson observed , " You may translate books of ...
... translation , one said , he could not define it , nor could he think of a similitude to illustrate it ; but that it appeared to him that translation of poetry could be only imitation . Johnson observed , " You may translate books of ...
Términos y frases comunes
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