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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... kind which Edward performed ; but , as it is rather difgufting to read it , I chufe to give it in the words of the author from whence it is apparently taken , with this remark , that the kings of France lay claim to the fame miraculous ...
... kind which Edward performed ; but , as it is rather difgufting to read it , I chufe to give it in the words of the author from whence it is apparently taken , with this remark , that the kings of France lay claim to the fame miraculous ...
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... kind and indulgent parent . At that time the trade of a country bookfeller , even in a city where was a cathedral and an incorporation of ecclefiaftics , was lefs profitable than it is now ; for though it may be faid , that during the ...
... kind and indulgent parent . At that time the trade of a country bookfeller , even in a city where was a cathedral and an incorporation of ecclefiaftics , was lefs profitable than it is now ; for though it may be faid , that during the ...
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... kind occurs in the account of a famous lawyer of the last century , lord chief justice Saunders , as exhibited in the life of the lord keeper Guilford , Page 223 . He was at firft no better than a poor beggar boy , if not a parish ...
... kind occurs in the account of a famous lawyer of the last century , lord chief justice Saunders , as exhibited in the life of the lord keeper Guilford , Page 223 . He was at firft no better than a poor beggar boy , if not a parish ...
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... kind in any author . ' · A like propensity to reading , and an equal celerity in the practice thereof , were observable in Johnson : it was wonderful to fee , when he took up a book , with what eagerness he perused , and with what hafte ...
... kind in any author . ' · A like propensity to reading , and an equal celerity in the practice thereof , were observable in Johnson : it was wonderful to fee , when he took up a book , with what eagerness he perused , and with what hafte ...
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... kind . In fhort , the editors of the Historical Regifter , were the members of a fociety , affociated about the year above - mentioned , for the purpose of infurance from fire , which , from the badge affumed by them , obtained the ...
... kind . In fhort , the editors of the Historical Regifter , were the members of a fociety , affociated about the year above - mentioned , for the purpose of infurance from fire , which , from the badge affumed by them , obtained the ...
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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.