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... as Johnson was afterwards the biographer of his first and most useful patron .
To be engaged in the translation of some important book was still the object
which Johnson had in view . For this purpose he proposed to give the History of
the ...
... as Johnson was afterwards the biographer of his first and most useful patron .
To be engaged in the translation of some important book was still the object
which Johnson had in view . For this purpose he proposed to give the History of
the ...
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... his choice commend ; “ I praise the hermit , but regret the friend : “ Resolv ' d at
length , from Vice and London far , “ To breathe in distant fields a purer air ; “ And
fix ' d on Cambria ' s solitary shore , " Give to St . David one true Briton more .
... his choice commend ; “ I praise the hermit , but regret the friend : “ Resolv ' d at
length , from Vice and London far , “ To breathe in distant fields a purer air ; “ And
fix ' d on Cambria ' s solitary shore , " Give to St . David one true Briton more .
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The late Mr . Topham Beauclerc , who had a great deal of that humour which
pleases the more for seeming undesigned , used l give a pleasant description of
this Green - room finery , as related GENIUS OF DR . JOHNSON . 99.
The late Mr . Topham Beauclerc , who had a great deal of that humour which
pleases the more for seeming undesigned , used l give a pleasant description of
this Green - room finery , as related GENIUS OF DR . JOHNSON . 99.
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Dr . Towers is not free from prejudice ; but , as Shakspeare has it , “ be begets a
temperance , to give it smoothness . " He is , therefore , entitled to a
dispassionate answer . When Johnson wrote the prologue , it does not appear
that he was ...
Dr . Towers is not free from prejudice ; but , as Shakspeare has it , “ be begets a
temperance , to give it smoothness . " He is , therefore , entitled to a
dispassionate answer . When Johnson wrote the prologue , it does not appear
that he was ...
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It was mean to receive it , and meaner to give it . It may be imagined , that for
Johnson ' s ferocity , as it has been called , there was some foundation in his
finances ; and , as his Dictionary was brought to a conclusion , that money was
now to ...
It was mean to receive it , and meaner to give it . It may be imagined , that for
Johnson ' s ferocity , as it has been called , there was some foundation in his
finances ; and , as his Dictionary was brought to a conclusion , that money was
now to ...
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Página 166 - Implore his aid, in his decisions rest, Secure whate'er he gives, he gives the best. Yet when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong devotion to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resign'd...
Página 167 - When Learning's triumph o'er her barb'rous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakespeare rose; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagin'd new: • Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain.
Página 43 - ... 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 156 - LET observation, with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru ; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes of crowded life...
Página 282 - Oft in danger, yet alive, We are come to thirty-five ; Long may better years arrive, Better years than thirty-five. Could philosophers contrive Life to stop at thirty-five, Time his hours should never drive O'er the bounds of thirty-five. High to soar, and deep to dive, Nature gives at thirty-five. Ladies, stock and tend your hive, Trifle not at thirty-five : For howe'er we boast and strive, Life declines from thirty-five : He that ever hopes to thrive Must begin by thirty-five ; And all who wisely...
Página 34 - Johnson : one, in particular, praised his impartiality ; observing, that he dealt out reason and eloquence, with an equal hand to both parties. " That is not quite true," said Johnson ; " I saved appearances tolerably well ; but I took care that the WHIG DOGS should not have the best of it.
Página 56 - Dictionary was written with little assistance of the learned, and without any patronage of the great; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academic bowers, but amidst inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow.
Página 57 - 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.
Página 162 - Hide, blushing glory, hide Pultowa's day : The vanquish'd hero leaves his broken bands, And shows his miseries in distant lands ; Condemn'da needy supplicant to wait, While ladies interpose, and slaves debate. 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...
Página 157 - And crowds with crimes the records of mankind : For gold his sword the hireling ruffian draws ; For gold the hireling judge distorts the laws ; Wealth heap'd on wealth, nor truth nor safety buys, The dangers gather as the treasures rise.
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| Título | The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volumen 1 de The works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson |
| Autor | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | E. Blackader, 1806 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 21 Sep 2006 |
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