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... means by which he arose to eminence , become the favourite objects of inquiry . Curiosity is excited ; and the admirer of his works is eager to know his private opinions , his course of study , the par- ticularities of his conduct , and ...
... means by which he arose to eminence , become the favourite objects of inquiry . Curiosity is excited ; and the admirer of his works is eager to know his private opinions , his course of study , the par- ticularities of his conduct , and ...
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... mean , in jest , and people are apt to think me serious a . " The exercise of that pri- vilege , which is enjoyed by every man in society , has not been allowed to him . His fame has given importance even to trifles ; and the zeal of ...
... mean , in jest , and people are apt to think me serious a . " The exercise of that pri- vilege , which is enjoyed by every man in society , has not been allowed to him . His fame has given importance even to trifles ; and the zeal of ...
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... mean time , assisted him in the classics . The general direction for his studies , which he then received , he related to Mrs. Piozzi . " Obtain , " says Ford , " some general principles of every science : he who can talk only on one ...
... mean time , assisted him in the classics . The general direction for his studies , which he then received , he related to Mrs. Piozzi . " Obtain , " says Ford , " some general principles of every science : he who can talk only on one ...
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... mean abilities , in one or two instances behaving with insolence to that gentleman . Of his general conduct at the university there are no particulars that merit attention , except the transla- tion of Pope's Messiah , which was a ...
... mean abilities , in one or two instances behaving with insolence to that gentleman . Of his general conduct at the university there are no particulars that merit attention , except the transla- tion of Pope's Messiah , which was a ...
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... year before it was carried into execution . In the mean time , the intended re- treat of Savage called to Johnson's mind the third satire of Juve- nal , in which that poet takes leave of a GENIUS OF DR . JOHNSON . XV.
... year before it was carried into execution . In the mean time , the intended re- treat of Savage called to Johnson's mind the third satire of Juve- nal , in which that poet takes leave of a GENIUS OF DR . JOHNSON . XV.
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Página xxvi - Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of learning, I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it, if less be possible, with less; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope, in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation, My Lord, Your Lordship's most humble Most obedient servant, SAM. JOHNSON.
Página lxvii - Ay, sir ; to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. Pol. ' That's very true, my lord. Ham. For if the sun breed maggots in a dead dog, being a god kissing carrion — 'Have you a daughter ? Pol. I have, my lord. Ham. Let her not walk i' the sun : conception is a blessing ; but not as your daughter may conceive.
Página 5 - Speak thou, whose thoughts at humble peace repine, Shall Wolsey's wealth, with Wolsey's end, be thine? Or liv'st thou now, with safer pride content, The wisest justice on the banks of Trent? For, why did Wolsey, near the steeps of fate, On weak foundations raise th
Página 10 - New sorrow rises as the day returns, A sister sickens, or a daughter mourns. Now kindred Merit fills the sable bier, Now lacerated Friendship claims a tear.
Página xlvi - Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod...
Página 255 - This opinion, which perhaps, prevails, as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth : those that never heard of one another, would not have agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers, can very little weaken the general evidence; and some, who deny it with their tongues, confess it by their fears d.
Página 7 - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes, let Swedish Charles decide. A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire...
Página xviii - ... devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Página 187 - The place which the wisdom or policy of antiquity had destined for the residence of the Abyssinian princes, was a spacious valley in the kingdom of Amhara, surrounded on every side by mountains, of which the summits overhang the middle part.
Página 8 - But did not chance at length her error mend? Did no subverted empire mark his end? Did rival monarchs give the fatal wound? Or hostile millions press him to the ground? His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.