The Works of Samuel Johnson: With an Essay on His Life and GeniusL. Hansard, 1810 |
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... greater than his modesty . Though he is far from the con- temptible arrogance , or the impious licentiousness of Bolingbroke , yet he decides too easily upon ques- tions out of the reach of human determination , with too little ...
... greater than his modesty . Though he is far from the con- temptible arrogance , or the impious licentiousness of Bolingbroke , yet he decides too easily upon ques- tions out of the reach of human determination , with too little ...
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... greater , is owing only to ourselves ; that is , to our not having any inherent right to any happiness , or " even to any existence at all . This is no more to " be imputed to God , than the wants of a beggar to " the person who has ...
... greater , is owing only to ourselves ; that is , to our not having any inherent right to any happiness , or " even to any existence at all . This is no more to " be imputed to God , than the wants of a beggar to " the person who has ...
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... greater share of health , and a more exqui- " site relish of the smallest enjoyments , than those " who possess them are usually blessed with . The " want of taste and genius , with all the pleasures that " arise from them , are ...
... greater share of health , and a more exqui- " site relish of the smallest enjoyments , than those " who possess them are usually blessed with . The " want of taste and genius , with all the pleasures that " arise from them , are ...
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... greater evils , but those greater evils must be presupposed , that the fitness of pain may appear . Treating on death , he has expressed the known and true doctrine with sprightliness of fancy , and neatness of diction . I shall ...
... greater evils , but those greater evils must be presupposed , that the fitness of pain may appear . Treating on death , he has expressed the known and true doctrine with sprightliness of fancy , and neatness of diction . I shall ...
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... greater elegance of his hide . This is an account of natural Evil , which though , like the rest , not quite new , is very en- tertaining , though I know not how much it may contribute to patience . The only reason why we should ...
... greater elegance of his hide . This is an account of natural Evil , which though , like the rest , not quite new , is very en- tertaining , though I know not how much it may contribute to patience . The only reason why we should ...
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Стр. 391 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible.
Стр. 177 - That the foundation of English liberty and of all free government, is, a right in the people to participate in their legislative council...
Стр. 251 - I sat down on a bank, such as a writer of Romance might have delighted to feign. I had indeed no trees to whisper over my head, but a clear rivulet streamed at my feet. The day was calm, the air soft, and all was rudeness, silence, and solitude. Before me, and on either side, were high hills, which by hindering the eye from ranging, forced the mind to find entertainment for itself. Whether I spent the hour well I know not; for here I first conceived the thought of this narration.
Стр. 174 - That they are entitled to life, liberty, and property, and they have never ceded to any sovereign power whatever, a right to dispose of either without their consent.
Стр. 204 - His violent prejudice against our West Indian and American settlers appeared whenever there was an opportunity. Towards the conclusion of his " Taxation no Tyranny," he says, " how is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?
Стр. 47 - One sport the merry malice of these beings has found means of enjoying, to which we have nothing equal or similar. They now and then catch a mortal proud of his parts, and flattered either by the submission of those who court his kindness, or the notice of those who suffer him to court theirs. A head thus prepared for the reception of false opinions, and the projection of vain designs, they easily fill with idle notions, till in time they make their plaything an author...
Стр. 176 - That by such emigration they by no means forfeited, surrendered, or lost any of those rights, but that they were, and their descendants now are, entitled to the exercise and enjoyment of all such of them, as their local and other circumstances enable them to exercise and enjoy.
Стр. 2 - ... gradually rising, perhaps from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre, and its turrets sparkle in the skies ; to trace back the structure through all its varieties, to the simplicity of its first plan, to find what was first projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was improved, by what assistance it was executed, and from what stores the materials were collected, whether its founder dug them from the quarries of Nature, or demolished other buildings to embellish his...
Стр. 273 - There was perhaps never any change of national manners so quick, so great, and so general, as that which has operated in the Highlands, by the last conquest, and the subsequent laws. We came thither too late to see what we expected, a people of peculiar appearance, and a system of antiquated life.
Стр. 142 - TO improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.