The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 6Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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Pagina 68
... happy for an old man that insensibility comes upon him . JOHNSON . ( with a noble elevation and disdain , ) “ No , Sir , I should never be happy by being less rational . " BISHOP OF ST . ASAPH . “ Your wish then , Sir , is γηράσκειν ...
... happy for an old man that insensibility comes upon him . JOHNSON . ( with a noble elevation and disdain , ) “ No , Sir , I should never be happy by being less rational . " BISHOP OF ST . ASAPH . “ Your wish then , Sir , is γηράσκειν ...
Pagina 81
... happy as brutes are happy with a piece of fresh meat , —with the grossest sensuality . But , Sir , the profession of soldiers and sailors has the dignity of danger . Mankind reverence those who have got over fear , which is so general a ...
... happy as brutes are happy with a piece of fresh meat , —with the grossest sensuality . But , Sir , the profession of soldiers and sailors has the dignity of danger . Mankind reverence those who have got over fear , which is so general a ...
Pagina 111
... happy in a future state , but we must not expect to be all happy in the same degree . It is enough if we be happy according to our several capac- ities . A worthy carman will get to heaven as well as Sir Isaac Newton . Yet , though ...
... happy in a future state , but we must not expect to be all happy in the same degree . It is enough if we be happy according to our several capac- ities . A worthy carman will get to heaven as well as Sir Isaac Newton . Yet , though ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour ..., Volume 6 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1839 |
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acquaintance admired affectionate afterwards appear April asked AUGUSTINE BIRRELL authour Beauclerk believe better Bishop bookseller Boswell's Burke character conversation dear Sir Dilly dined dinner drinking wine Edmund Burke Edwards English favour flattering Garrick gentleman give happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope Horace humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL JOHN John Spottiswoode Joseph Warton kind KNOWLES lady Langton late laughing liberty Lichfield live London Lord Bathurst Lord Camden Lordship Lucy Porter Madam Marchmont mentioned mind Miss never obliged observed once OZIAS HUMPHRY Pennant Percy pleased pleasure Poets Pope praise publick published Ramsay recollect Reverend Robertson SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland shewed shewn Sir Joshua Reynolds smiling Strahan Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale Tibur tion told translation travels truth uneasy Whig wish word write wrote