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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... of his communion , but made a particular study of the Scriptures , and even wrote a commentary on some parts of them , yet was known to be very licentious in in- dulging himself with women ; maintaining that men are to 46 TABLE TALK :
... of his communion , but made a particular study of the Scriptures , and even wrote a commentary on some parts of them , yet was known to be very licentious in in- dulging himself with women ; maintaining that men are to 46 TABLE TALK :
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... wrote . Always remember this , that after a system is well settled upon positive evidence , a few partial objections ought not to shake it . The human mind is so limited that it cannot take in all the parts of a subject , so that there ...
... wrote . Always remember this , that after a system is well settled upon positive evidence , a few partial objections ought not to shake it . The human mind is so limited that it cannot take in all the parts of a subject , so that there ...
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... wrote her own Life in verse * which she brought to me , wishing that I would furnish her The Doctor , whose memory was wonderfully retentive , res membered the first four lines of this curious production to be , " When first I drew my ...
... wrote her own Life in verse * which she brought to me , wishing that I would furnish her The Doctor , whose memory was wonderfully retentive , res membered the first four lines of this curious production to be , " When first I drew my ...
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... wrote the two first volumes ; and in an- other book , Dunton's Life and Errors , ' we find that the rest was written by one Sault , at two guineas a sheet , under the direction of Dr. Midgeley . " . " Speaking of one who with more than ...
... wrote the two first volumes ; and in an- other book , Dunton's Life and Errors , ' we find that the rest was written by one Sault , at two guineas a sheet , under the direction of Dr. Midgeley . " . " Speaking of one who with more than ...
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... wrote them . I am vexed at being shewn verses in that manner . " - Miss R. " But if they should be good , why not give them hearty praise ? " J. " Why , Madam , because I have not then got the better of my bad humour from having been ...
... wrote them . I am vexed at being shewn verses in that manner . " - Miss R. " But if they should be good , why not give them hearty praise ? " J. " Why , Madam , because I have not then got the better of my bad humour from having been ...
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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