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... Says George Birbeck Hill , the latest editor of Prayers and Meditations which are included in his John- sonian ... say , he would have suppressed the purely personal aspect of his struggles with the weaknesses peculiar to his own mind ...
... Says George Birbeck Hill , the latest editor of Prayers and Meditations which are included in his John- sonian ... say , he would have suppressed the purely personal aspect of his struggles with the weaknesses peculiar to his own mind ...
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... says Bos- well , commenting on this passage in Prayers and Meditations , and referring to his own record of the year 1773 , with its bril- liant conversation , in which Johnson has conspicuously shone , " we have seen how he read , and ...
... says Bos- well , commenting on this passage in Prayers and Meditations , and referring to his own record of the year 1773 , with its bril- liant conversation , in which Johnson has conspicuously shone , " we have seen how he read , and ...
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... says , " felt some temptation to omit it , but I was preserved from compliance . This was the thirtieth Easter . " VII . Easter Day , April 22 , 1764 , at 3 m . On Good Friday this year Johnson wrote : “ I have made no reformation , and ...
... says , " felt some temptation to omit it , but I was preserved from compliance . This was the thirtieth Easter . " VII . Easter Day , April 22 , 1764 , at 3 m . On Good Friday this year Johnson wrote : “ I have made no reformation , and ...
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... says Boswell , " he ( Johnson ) had formed some scheme of men- tal improvement , the particular purpose of which does not appear . " The particular significance of the prayer is that Johnson now having finished his Dictionary , he was ...
... says Boswell , " he ( Johnson ) had formed some scheme of men- tal improvement , the particular purpose of which does not appear . " The particular significance of the prayer is that Johnson now having finished his Dictionary , he was ...
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... says : " I have heard Baretti say , that when the lady died , Dr. John- son was almost distracted with his grief ; and that the friends about him had much ado to calm the violence of his emotion . " VII . When my Eye was restored to its ...
... says : " I have heard Baretti say , that when the lady died , Dr. John- son was almost distracted with his grief ; and that the friends about him had much ado to calm the violence of his emotion . " VII . When my Eye was restored to its ...
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Page 64 - ALMIGHTY GOD, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves ; keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord.
Page 29 - ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men ; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise ; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 62 - Almighty GOD, the giver of wisdom, without whose help resolutions are vain, without whose blessing study is ineffectual ; enable me, if it be thy will, to attain such knowledge as may qualify me to direct the . doubtful, and instruct the ignorant; to prevent wrongs and terminate contentions...
Page 66 - GOD, who hast ordained that whatever is to be desired should be sought by labour, and who, by thy blessing, bringest honest labour to good effect, look with mercy upon my studies and endeavours. Grant me...
Page 76 - Almighty and most merciful Father, I am now, as to human eyes it seems, about to commemorate, for the last time, the death of thy son Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer. Grant, O Lord, that my whole hope and confidence may be in his merits and in thy mercy: forgive and accept my late conversion; enforce and accept my imperfect repentance...
Page 57 - 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.
Page 69 - Almighty God, Father of all mercy, help me by thy grace, that I may, with humble and sincere thankfulness, remember the comforts and conveniences which I have enjoyed at this place; and that I may resign them with holy submission, equally trusting in thy protection when thou givest and when thou takest away. Have mercy upon me, O Lord ! have mercy upon me ! " To thy fatherly protection, O Lord, I commend this family. Bless, guide, and defend them, that they may so pass through this world, as finally...
Page 104 - I felt almost the last flutter of his pulse, and looked for the last time upon the face that for fifteen years had never been turned upon me but with respect or benignity.
Page 5 - O my God, that as days and years pass over me, I approach nearer to the grave where there is no repentance ; and grant that by the assistance of Thy Holy Spirit I may so pass through this life, that I may obtain life everlasting, for the sake of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Page 92 - A kind of strange oblivion has overspread me, so that I know not what has become of the last year; and perceive that incidents and intelligence pass over me without leaving any impression.