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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... wish you would enable yourself to borrow more . ” An ingenious gentleman was mentioned , con- cerning whom it was observed , that he had a con- stant firmness of mind ; for after a laborious day , and amidst a multiplicity of cares and ...
... wish you would enable yourself to borrow more . ” An ingenious gentleman was mentioned , con- cerning whom it was observed , that he had a con- stant firmness of mind ; for after a laborious day , and amidst a multiplicity of cares and ...
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... Wishes ; ' yet observed , that things were done upon the sup- position of happiness ; grand houses were built , fine gardens were made , splendid places of pub- lic amusement were contrived , and crowded with company . " Alas , Sir ...
... Wishes ; ' yet observed , that things were done upon the sup- position of happiness ; grand houses were built , fine gardens were made , splendid places of pub- lic amusement were contrived , and crowded with company . " Alas , Sir ...
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... wish you would a little correct or restrain your imagination , and imagine that happiness , such as life admits , may be had at other places as well as at London . Without asserting stoicism , it may be said , that it is our business to ...
... wish you would a little correct or restrain your imagination , and imagine that happiness , such as life admits , may be had at other places as well as at London . Without asserting stoicism , it may be said , that it is our business to ...
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... wish to repeat , were an angel to make the proposal to him . DEATH . in a con- MR . BOSWELL tells us , that he once , versation with Johnson , and other company , ex- pressed a horror at the thoughts of death . Mrs. Knowles , the Quaker ...
... wish to repeat , were an angel to make the proposal to him . DEATH . in a con- MR . BOSWELL tells us , that he once , versation with Johnson , and other company , ex- pressed a horror at the thoughts of death . Mrs. Knowles , the Quaker ...
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... Wishes , ' he has supposed death to be kind 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 ...
... Wishes , ' he has supposed death to be kind 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 ...
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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