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... truth is , that he was then depressed by po- verty , and irritated by disease . When Boswell men . tioned to him this account , as given him by Dr. Adams , he said , " Ah , sir , I was mad and violent . It was bitterness which they ...
... truth is , that he was then depressed by po- verty , and irritated by disease . When Boswell men . tioned to him this account , as given him by Dr. Adams , he said , " Ah , sir , I was mad and violent . It was bitterness which they ...
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... truth : the English universities are not rich enough . Our fellowships are only suf- ficient to support a man during his studies to fit him for the world ; and , accordingly , in general , they are held no longer than till opportunity ...
... truth : the English universities are not rich enough . Our fellowships are only suf- ficient to support a man during his studies to fit him for the world ; and , accordingly , in general , they are held no longer than till opportunity ...
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... truth . ' • Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of all the romances , ' he said , but that vile broken nose , never cured , ruined the sale of perhaps the only book , which being printed off [ pub- lished ] betimes one ...
... truth . ' • Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of all the romances , ' he said , but that vile broken nose , never cured , ruined the sale of perhaps the only book , which being printed off [ pub- lished ] betimes one ...
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... thered from a hundred people . The parts of a truth , which a man gets thus , are at such a di- stance from each other that he never attains to a full view . " said he , 66 Dr. Johnson advised Boswell to have 24 JOHNSONIANA .
... thered from a hundred people . The parts of a truth , which a man gets thus , are at such a di- stance from each other that he never attains to a full view . " said he , 66 Dr. Johnson advised Boswell to have 24 JOHNSONIANA .
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... As it is said of the great- est liar , that he tells more truth than falsehood ; so it may be said of the worst man , that he does more good than evil . ” BOSWELL . Perhaps from experience men may be found happier MAN . 35.
... As it is said of the great- est liar , that he tells more truth than falsehood ; so it may be said of the worst man , that he does more good than evil . ” BOSWELL . Perhaps from experience men may be found happier MAN . 35.
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Page 16 - Majesty with profound respect, but still in his firm manly manner, with a sonorous voice, and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the drawing-room.
Page 34 - An historian ! My dear Sir, you surely will not rank his compilation of the Roman History with the works of other historians of this age ?
Page 40 - Madness frequently discovers itself merely by unnecessary deviation from the usual modes of the world. My poor friend Smart showed the disturbance of his mind, by falling upon his knees, and saying his prayers in the street, or in any other unusual place. Now although, rationally speaking, it is greater madness not to pray at all than to pray as Smart did, I am afraid there are so many who do not pray that their understanding is not called in question.
Page 109 - Sir, if you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this city, you must not be satisfied with seeing its great streets and squares, but must survey the innumerable little lanes and courts. It is not in the showy evolutions of buildings, but in the multiplicity of human habitations which are crowded together, that the wonderful immensity of London consists.
Page 168 - ... appearing to be clearly of one opinion when you are in reality of another opinion, does not such dissimulation impair one's honesty ? Is there not some danger that a, lawyer may put on the same mask in common life, in the intercourse with his friends?
Page 104 - Why, Sir, if the fellow does not think as he speaks, he is lying; and I see not what honour he can propose to himself from having the character of a liar. But if he does really think that there is no distinction between virtue and vice, why, Sir, when he leaves our houses let us count our spoons.
Page 80 - I believe, Sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects ; and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, Sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England!
Page 12 - No man could have paid a handsomer compliment '; and it was fit for a king to pay. It was decisive." When asked by another friend, at Sir Joshua Reynolds's, whether he made any reply to this high compliment, he answered " No, sir. When the king had said it, it was to be so. It was not for me to bandy civilities with my sovereign.
Page 162 - A man who has not been in Italy is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see. The grand object of traveling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean.
Page 105 - There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.