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, Volumen1J. Mawman, 1807 |
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... expression.- JOHNSON . " No , Sir ; oratory is the power of beating down your adversary's arguments , and putting better in their place . " - Wilkes . " But this does not move the passions . " - JOHNSON . " He must be a weak man who is ...
... expression.- JOHNSON . " No , Sir ; oratory is the power of beating down your adversary's arguments , and putting better in their place . " - Wilkes . " But this does not move the passions . " - JOHNSON . " He must be a weak man who is ...
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... expression ; by which means , what had been originally effort became familiar and easy . Mr. Boswell being about to embark for Hol- land , and taking leave of Johnson at Harwich , happened to say that it would be terrible if he should ...
... expression ; by which means , what had been originally effort became familiar and easy . Mr. Boswell being about to embark for Hol- land , and taking leave of Johnson at Harwich , happened to say that it would be terrible if he should ...
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... expressed his opinion , that “ a man has a very bad chance for happiness in that state un- less he marries a woman of very strong and fixed principles of religion . " He maintained , contrary to the common no- tion , that a woman would ...
... expressed his opinion , that “ a man has a very bad chance for happiness in that state un- less he marries a woman of very strong and fixed principles of religion . " He maintained , contrary to the common no- tion , that a woman would ...
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... expressed his approbation of enforcing instruction by means of the rod . " I would rather ( said he ) have the rod the general terror of all , to make them learn , than tell a child , if you do thus , or thus , you will be more esteemed ...
... expressed his approbation of enforcing instruction by means of the rod . " I would rather ( said he ) have the rod the general terror of all , to make them learn , than tell a child , if you do thus , or thus , you will be more esteemed ...
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... expression , without which knowledge is of little use . This is neces- sary in Latin , and more necessary in English ; and can only be acquired by a daily imitation of the best and correctest authors . " SAM . JOHNSON . " " Dr. Johnson ...
... expression , without which knowledge is of little use . This is neces- sary in Latin , and more necessary in English ; and can only be acquired by a daily imitation of the best and correctest authors . " SAM . JOHNSON . " " Dr. Johnson ...
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allow argument asked better Boswell character Colley Cibber consider conversation daugh degree Demosthenes dine dinner drinking wine drunk effect Eutropius evil fortune Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happiness hear House of Commons Hudibras idle instance Johnson observed judge keep labour lady Langton laugh learning liberty live London Lord Lord Chatham Lord Mansfield Madam magistrate man's mankind marriage marry mentioned merit mind never occasion once opinion Parliament perhaps person pleased pleasure poor pounds praise pretty woman principles produce rank reason remark respect Scotland shewed Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir said Johnson society speak spend superiority suppose sure talk tavern teach tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tom Davies truth virtue wall of China Whig wife wise wish woman worth wrong