The life of Dr. Samuel JohnsonJ. Buckland, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son ... [and 36 others in London], 1787 |
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Sivu 1
... whose history I am about to write , fo greatly excel , that , except for my prefumption in the attempt to display his worth , the undertaking may be thought to need no apology ; efpe- cially if we contemplate , together with his mental ...
... whose history I am about to write , fo greatly excel , that , except for my prefumption in the attempt to display his worth , the undertaking may be thought to need no apology ; efpe- cially if we contemplate , together with his mental ...
Sivu 35
... whose ' fkill in phyfic will be long remembered ; and with David Garrick , whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend : but what are the hopes of man ! I am difappointed by that stroke of death , which has ...
... whose ' fkill in phyfic will be long remembered ; and with David Garrick , whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend : but what are the hopes of man ! I am difappointed by that stroke of death , which has ...
Sivu 55
... whose extravagances rendered him incapable of fulfilling his engagements , his falary became deeply in arrear , and he began to feel the want of money : in answer to his many applications for payment , he had obtained promises , and ...
... whose extravagances rendered him incapable of fulfilling his engagements , his falary became deeply in arrear , and he began to feel the want of money : in answer to his many applications for payment , he had obtained promises , and ...
Sivu 58
... whose abilities I fhall fay nothing fince I fend you his performance , ) I believed I could not procure more advantageous terms from any person than from you , who have so much distinguished yourself by your generous encouragement of ...
... whose abilities I fhall fay nothing fince I fend you his performance , ) I believed I could not procure more advantageous terms from any person than from you , who have so much distinguished yourself by your generous encouragement of ...
Sivu 106
... whose regards have been purchased at the expence of truth . Nor is it to be wondered at , my lords , that pofts of honour and profit have been bestowed upon the friends of the administration , for who enriches C or exalts his enemies ...
... whose regards have been purchased at the expence of truth . Nor is it to be wondered at , my lords , that pofts of honour and profit have been bestowed upon the friends of the administration , for who enriches C or exalts his enemies ...
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Suositut otteet
Sivu 349 - Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth.
Sivu 265 - Almighty GOD, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and without whose grace all wisdom is folly : grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be withheld from me, but that I may promote thy glory, and the salvation of myself and others : grant this, O Lord, for the sake of thy son, JESUS CHRIST. Amen.
Sivu 519 - From zeal or malice now no more we dread, For English vengeance wars not with the dead, A generous foe regards with pitying eye The man whom fate has laid where all must lie. To wit, reviving from its author's dust, Be kind, ye judges, or at least be just : Let no renewed hostilities invade Th' oblivious grave's inviolable shade.
Sivu 127 - I have been accused of acting a theatrical part. A theatrical part may either imply some peculiarities of gesture, or a dissimulation of my real sentiments, and an adoption of the opinions and language of another man. In the first sense, sir, the charge is too trifling to be confuted, and deserves only to be mentioned that it may be despised.
Sivu 344 - Have put their whole drama and epick to flight ; In satires, epistles, and odes, would they cope, Their numbers retreat before Dryden and Pope ; And Johnson, well arm'd like a hero of yore, Has beat forty French *, and will beat forty more...
Sivu 155 - ... the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.
Sivu 190 - I am almost in a fever whenever I am in his company. His figure (without being deformed) seems made to disgrace or ridicule the common structure of the human body.
Sivu 555 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Sivu 62 - ... but, unfortunately, he is not capable of receiving their bounty, which would make him happy for life...
Sivu 584 - Support me by the grace of thy Holy Spirit in the days of weakness, and at the hour of death, and receive me, at my death, to everlasting happiness, for the sake of Jesus Christ. — Amen.