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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... labour . Upon the death of his father in 1726 , he fucceeded to his title , and his feat in the house of . peers . His fpeeches in that affembly , which were , though flimfy , florid , gave him , as that fpecies of eloquence will ever ...
... labour . Upon the death of his father in 1726 , he fucceeded to his title , and his feat in the house of . peers . His fpeeches in that affembly , which were , though flimfy , florid , gave him , as that fpecies of eloquence will ever ...
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... labour to lick her cub into shape than this fond parent did to correct the errors of nature in the formation of this his darling : the head , the shoulders and the hands , were , by turns , the objects of his care ; but the legs and ...
... labour to lick her cub into shape than this fond parent did to correct the errors of nature in the formation of this his darling : the head , the shoulders and the hands , were , by turns , the objects of his care ; but the legs and ...
Стр. 189
... labour he had bestowed in his address to lord Chesterfield resem- bled that of gilding a rotten poft , that he was a wit among lords and a lord among wits , and that his accomplishments were only thofe of a dancing- master . It is ...
... labour he had bestowed in his address to lord Chesterfield resem- bled that of gilding a rotten poft , that he was a wit among lords and a lord among wits , and that his accomplishments were only thofe of a dancing- master . It is ...
Стр. 191
... labour of drawing it out and reducing it to form . Befides de- claring , whenever occafion required it , his mistake in fuppofing that lord Chesterfield was either a judge of or a friend to literature , he expressed in a letter to his ...
... labour of drawing it out and reducing it to form . Befides de- claring , whenever occafion required it , his mistake in fuppofing that lord Chesterfield was either a judge of or a friend to literature , he expressed in a letter to his ...
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... employment of his life ; and what but a real pleafure in that kind of labour , and and the confideration of its benefit to mankind , could 5 DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 205 employment to which he could not but look upon ...
... employment of his life ; and what but a real pleafure in that kind of labour , and and the confideration of its benefit to mankind , could 5 DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 205 employment to which he could not but look upon ...
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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.