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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... written , after he has had expe- rience of life . At first there is a great deal to be written , because there is a great deal of no- velty ; but when once a man has settled his opi- nions , there is seldom much to be set down ...
... written , after he has had expe- rience of life . At first there is a great deal to be written , because there is a great deal of no- velty ; but when once a man has settled his opi- nions , there is seldom much to be set down ...
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... written as- certained law , I can then know where to find him . " Mrs. Knowles once mentioned , as a proselyte to Quakerism , Miss , a young lady well known to Dr. Johnson , for whom he had shewn much affection ; while she ever had ...
... written as- certained law , I can then know where to find him . " Mrs. Knowles once mentioned , as a proselyte to Quakerism , Miss , a young lady well known to Dr. Johnson , for whom he had shewn much affection ; while she ever had ...
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... written . It bears the genuine marks of Johnson's best manner , and is as fol- lows : " The Reverend Mr. Zachariah Mudge , Pre- bendary of Exeter , and Vicar of St. Andrew's in Plymouth ; a man equally eminent for his virtues and ...
... written . It bears the genuine marks of Johnson's best manner , and is as fol- lows : " The Reverend Mr. Zachariah Mudge , Pre- bendary of Exeter , and Vicar of St. Andrew's in Plymouth ; a man equally eminent for his virtues and ...
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... writing , Johnson observed , " It is now become so much the fashion to pub- lish letters , that in order to avoid it , I put as little into mine as I can . " - " Do what you will , ( said Mr. Boswell ) , you cannot avoid it . Should you ...
... writing , Johnson observed , " It is now become so much the fashion to pub- lish letters , that in order to avoid it , I put as little into mine as I can . " - " Do what you will , ( said Mr. Boswell ) , you cannot avoid it . Should you ...
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... written . Of Horace he observed , that his lyrick poetry could never be perfectly 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 ...
... written . Of Horace he observed , that his lyrick poetry could never be perfectly 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 ...
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