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
Página 59
... learning ought to do from a principle of duty , when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense . To insist against drunkenness as a crime , because it debases Reason , the noblest ...
... learning ought to do from a principle of duty , when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense . To insist against drunkenness as a crime , because it debases Reason , the noblest ...
Página 90
... learning , whom Dr. Johnson met there , he said , " My heart warms towards him . I was surprised to find in him such a nice acquaintance with the metre in the learned lan- guages ; though I was somewhat mortified that I had it not so ...
... learning , whom Dr. Johnson met there , he said , " My heart warms towards him . I was surprised to find in him such a nice acquaintance with the metre in the learned lan- guages ; though I was somewhat mortified that I had it not so ...
Página 99
... , a right , as it were , of creation , which should from its nature be perpetual ; but the consent of na- tions is against it , and indeed reason and the in- terests of learning are against it ; for were it H2 LITERATURE . 99.
... , a right , as it were , of creation , which should from its nature be perpetual ; but the consent of na- tions is against it , and indeed reason and the in- terests of learning are against it ; for were it H2 LITERATURE . 99.
Página 100
... learning are against it ; for were it to be perpetual , no book , however useful , could be universally diffused amongst mankind , should the proprietor take it into his head to restrain the circulation . No book could have the ...
... learning are against it ; for were it to be perpetual , no book , however useful , could be universally diffused amongst mankind , should the proprietor take it into his head to restrain the circulation . No book could have the ...
Página 104
... learning , and abolish it from daily use . When the Highlanders read the Bible , they will natu- rally wish to have its obscurities cleared , and to know the history , collateral or appendant.- Knowledge always desires increase ; it is ...
... learning , and abolish it from daily use . When the Highlanders read the Bible , they will natu- rally wish to have its obscurities cleared , and to know the history , collateral or appendant.- Knowledge always desires increase ; it is ...
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