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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... first born child of Mr. Johnfon and his wife , their fon Samuel , had the misfortune to receive , toge- ther with its nutriment derived from a hired nurse , the feeds of that difeafe which troubled him through life , the struma , or ...
... first born child of Mr. Johnfon and his wife , their fon Samuel , had the misfortune to receive , toge- ther with its nutriment derived from a hired nurse , the feeds of that difeafe which troubled him through life , the struma , or ...
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... first go- ing out , fo far forgot himself and the fpirit that must have actuated his unknown benefactor , that , with all the indignation of an infulted man , he threw them away . He may be supposed to have been under the age of twenty ...
... first go- ing out , fo far forgot himself and the fpirit that must have actuated his unknown benefactor , that , with all the indignation of an infulted man , he threw them away . He may be supposed to have been under the age of twenty ...
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... first in special pleading , then at large . And , after he was called to the bar , had practice in the King's Bench court equal with any there . ' He fucceeded Pemberton in the office of chief justice of the king's bench , and died of ...
... first in special pleading , then at large . And , after he was called to the bar , had practice in the King's Bench court equal with any there . ' He fucceeded Pemberton in the office of chief justice of the king's bench , and died of ...
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... first volume contains * The original inventor thereof was one Mr. Dockwra , a citi- zen of fuch eminence , that he ftood for the office of Chamberlain , against Sir Wm . Fazakerley . the the fpeeches in both houses , on the debate on ...
... first volume contains * The original inventor thereof was one Mr. Dockwra , a citi- zen of fuch eminence , that he ftood for the office of Chamberlain , against Sir Wm . Fazakerley . the the fpeeches in both houses , on the debate on ...
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... first publication was in January , 1730 , and it meeting with encouragement , Cave projected an improvement there- on in a pamphlet of his own , and in the following year gave to the world the first number of the Gentleman's Magazine ...
... first publication was in January , 1730 , and it meeting with encouragement , Cave projected an improvement there- on in a pamphlet of his own , and in the following year gave to the world the first number of the Gentleman's Magazine ...
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Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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...
Стр. 155 - ... the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 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.
Стр. 62 - ... but, unfortunately, he is not capable of receiving their bounty, which would make him happy for life...
Стр. 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.