Dr. JohnsonV. Golancz, 1928 - 203 pages |
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... discovered . Take , for instance : " I have always thought the clamours of women unreasonable who imagine themselves injured because the men who followed them upon the supposition of a greater fortune reject them when they are discovered ...
... discovered . Take , for instance : " I have always thought the clamours of women unreasonable who imagine themselves injured because the men who followed them upon the supposition of a greater fortune reject them when they are discovered ...
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... discovering exactly whom he had and whom he had not begotten , gave it up in despair , and left all his fortune instead " to about twenty paltry whores " -to quote the quaint , if vigorous , phraseology of Dean Swift . Lady Macclesfield ...
... discovering exactly whom he had and whom he had not begotten , gave it up in despair , and left all his fortune instead " to about twenty paltry whores " -to quote the quaint , if vigorous , phraseology of Dean Swift . Lady Macclesfield ...
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... discovered that they really had deceived , Johnson had afterwards great remorse for having written these reports . Certainly they are excellent reading wherever the subject is one that can at all retain our interest at this distance of ...
... discovered that they really had deceived , Johnson had afterwards great remorse for having written these reports . Certainly they are excellent reading wherever the subject is one that can at all retain our interest at this distance of ...
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... discovered it for himself and the discovery has been none the less real if other wise men have made it before him . Three days after the appearance of the last Rambler Mrs. Johnson died . The difference in age between the couple had ...
... discovered it for himself and the discovery has been none the less real if other wise men have made it before him . Three days after the appearance of the last Rambler Mrs. Johnson died . The difference in age between the couple had ...
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... discovered by which cruelty can be wholly prevented . Subordination supposes power on one part and subjection on the other ; and if power be in the hands of men it will sometimes be abused . The vigilance of the supreme magistrate may ...
... discovered by which cruelty can be wholly prevented . Subordination supposes power on one part and subjection on the other ; and if power be in the hands of men it will sometimes be abused . The vigilance of the supreme magistrate may ...
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Page 194 - Well tried through many a varying year, See Levett to the grave descend ; Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend. Yet still he fills Affection's eye, Obscurely wise and coarsely kind ; Nor, letter'd Arrogance, deny Thy praise to merit unrefined.
Page 24 - Johnson, upon all occasions, expressed his approbation of enforcing instruction by means of the rod. "I would rather [said he] have the rod to be the general terror to all, to make them learn, than tell a child, if you do thus, or thus, you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters. The rod produces an effect which terminates in itself. A child is afraid of being whipped, and gets his task, and there's an end on't; whereas, by exciting emulation and comparisons of superiority, you lay the...
Page 181 - Mr. Wilkes was very assiduous in helping him to some fine veal. "Pray give me leave, Sir: — It is better here — A little of the brown — Some fat, Sir — A little of the stuffing — Some gravy — Let me have the pleasure of giving you some butter — Allow me to recommend a squeeze of this orange; — or the lemon, perhaps, may have more zest." — "Sir, Sir, I am obliged to you, Sir...
Page 60 - I have been lately informed by the proprietor of ' The World,' that two papers, in which my ' Dictionary ' is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address, and could not...
Page 53 - Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison...
Page 61 - The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary and cannot impart it; till I am known and do not want it.
Page 38 - IT has been observed in all ages, that the advantages of nature or of fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happiness...
Page 20 - Madam, I beg your pardon for the abruptness of my departure from your house this morning, but I was constrained to it by my conscience. Fifty years ago, Madam, on this day, I committed a breach of filial piety, which has ever since lain heavy on my mind, and has not till this day been expiated.
Page 37 - Campbell is a good man, a pious man. I am afraid he has not been in the inside of a church for many years * ; but he never passes a church without pulling off his hat. This shows that he has good principles.
Page 121 - By inscribing this slight performance to you, I do not mean so much to compliment you as myself. It may do me some honour to inform the public, that I have lived many years in intimacy with you. It may serve the interests of mankind also to inform them, that the greatest wit may be found in a character, without impairing the most unaffected piety.