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, Volumen2 |
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Why , Sir ; to be sure when you wish a man to have that belief which you think is
of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is
your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand ,
no ...
Why , Sir ; to be sure when you wish a man to have that belief which you think is
of infinite advantage , you wish well to him ; but your primary consideration is
your own quiet . If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand ,
no ...
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He would have to tell of almost all the Jiving great what they do not wish told . ” —
GOLD“ It may , perhaps , be necessary for a native to be more cautious ; but a
foreigner , who comes among us without prejudice , may be considered as ...
He would have to tell of almost all the Jiving great what they do not wish told . ” —
GOLD“ It may , perhaps , be necessary for a native to be more cautious ; but a
foreigner , who comes among us without prejudice , may be considered as ...
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But besides ; a man had rather have a hundred lies told of him , than one truth
which he does not wish should be told . " -G . “ For my part , I'd tell truth , and
shame the devil . ” - , “ Yes , Sir ; but the devil will be angry . I wish to shame the
devil ...
But besides ; a man had rather have a hundred lies told of him , than one truth
which he does not wish should be told . " -G . “ For my part , I'd tell truth , and
shame the devil . ” - , “ Yes , Sir ; but the devil will be angry . I wish to shame the
devil ...
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Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish to have Dr. Johnson's opinion what were
the best English sermons for style . Mr. B. one day took an opportunity of
mentioning several to him . Atterbury ? —Johnson . “ Yes , Sir , one of the best .
Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish to have Dr. Johnson's opinion what were
the best English sermons for style . Mr. B. one day took an opportunity of
mentioning several to him . Atterbury ? —Johnson . “ Yes , Sir , one of the best .
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I always was struck with this sentence in it : - Be that you cannot make others as
you wish them to be , since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be . ” He
said , the critics had done too much honour to Sir Richard Blackmore , by writing
so ...
I always was struck with this sentence in it : - Be that you cannot make others as
you wish them to be , since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be . ” He
said , the critics had done too much honour to Sir Richard Blackmore , by writing
so ...
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| Título | 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, Volumen2 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, Samuel Johnson |
| Autor | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | J. Mawman, 1807 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 20 Abr. 2017 |
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