The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. Buckland, 1787 |
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Sivu vii
... purpose into execution . Thus informed , I have , at the request of fome of his friends , taken upon myself the office of his Editor , and accordingly here prefent to view as complete a collection of the various writings of Dr. Samuel ...
... purpose into execution . Thus informed , I have , at the request of fome of his friends , taken upon myself the office of his Editor , and accordingly here prefent to view as complete a collection of the various writings of Dr. Samuel ...
Sivu x
... be directed to be em- ployed for a charitable purpose , mentioned in the preface thereto . That they are not included in this edition of his Works , will therefore need no apology . J. H. THE LIFE O F Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON . T HE [ x ] ]
... be directed to be em- ployed for a charitable purpose , mentioned in the preface thereto . That they are not included in this edition of his Works , will therefore need no apology . J. H. THE LIFE O F Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON . T HE [ x ] ]
Sivu 13
... purposes than to make sport either for him- felf or them . His exercises were applauded , and his tutor was not fo fhallow a man , but that he could difco- ver in Johnson great skill in the claffics , and also a talent for Latin ...
... purposes than to make sport either for him- felf or them . His exercises were applauded , and his tutor was not fo fhallow a man , but that he could difco- ver in Johnson great skill in the claffics , and also a talent for Latin ...
Sivu 30
... purpose of insurance from fire , which , from the badge affumed by them , obtained the denomination of the Sun - fire - Office , and is ftill fubfifting in a flourishing ftate . One of the managing perfons in this fociety , was , if my ...
... purpose of insurance from fire , which , from the badge affumed by them , obtained the denomination of the Sun - fire - Office , and is ftill fubfifting in a flourishing ftate . One of the managing perfons in this fociety , was , if my ...
Sivu 40
... purpose of exhilara- tion , or that , at times , he fhould find entertainment in turning over Knolles's voluminous and neglected hif- tory of the Turks . In the many hours of leifure which he may be faid rather to have endured than ...
... purpose of exhilara- tion , or that , at times , he fhould find entertainment in turning over Knolles's voluminous and neglected hif- tory of the Turks . In the many hours of leifure which he may be faid rather to have endured than ...
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Sivu 350 - 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 127 - The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable gentleman has, with such spirit and decency, charged upon me, I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny; but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those whose follies may cease with their youth, and not of that number who are ignorant in spite of experience.
Sivu 490 - ... some of the images being recollected, make an inaccurate auditor imagine, by the help of Caledonian bigotry, that he has formerly heard the whole.
Sivu 521 - ... too late to praise. If want of skill or want of care appear, Forbear to hiss; — the poet cannot hear. By all, like him, must praise and blame be found, At last a fleeting gleam, or empty sound.
Sivu 438 - Clerkenwell, where the body is deposited, and give a token of her presence there, by a knock upon her coffin ; it was therefore determined to make this trial of the existence or veracity of the supposed spirit.
Sivu 363 - I look upon this as I did upon the Dictionary: it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of.
Sivu 186 - I have received two letters from you, one written in Latin, the other in French ; which I take in good part, and will you to exercise that practice of learning often : for that will stand you in most stead, in that profession of life that you are born to live in. And...
Sivu 198 - For years the pow'r of tragedy declin'd; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till Declamation roar'd whilst Passion slept; Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd though Nature fled.
Sivu 292 - I have familiarized the terms of philosophy, by applying them to popular ideas, but have rarely admitted any word not authorized by former writers...
Sivu 287 - The place appointed was the Devil Tavern, and there, about the hour of eight, Mrs. Lenox and her husband, and a lady of her acquaintance, still [1785] living, as also the club, and friends to the number of near twenty, assembled.