The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 9Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 |
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... repeated with an air of triumph the famous epigram written by Dr. Trapp , " Our royal master saw , with heedful eyes , The wants of his two universities : Troops he to Oxford sent , as knowing why That learned body wanted loyalty : But ...
... repeated with an air of triumph the famous epigram written by Dr. Trapp , " Our royal master saw , with heedful eyes , The wants of his two universities : Troops he to Oxford sent , as knowing why That learned body wanted loyalty : But ...
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... repeated acts of bene- ficence ; as that conversation is the best which consists in elegant and pleasing thoughts , expressed in natural and pleasing terms . " With regard to my own notions of moral virtue , " continued he , " I hope I ...
... repeated acts of bene- ficence ; as that conversation is the best which consists in elegant and pleasing thoughts , expressed in natural and pleasing terms . " With regard to my own notions of moral virtue , " continued he , " I hope I ...
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... repeated , ― " O'er crackling ice , o'er gulphs profound , With nimble glide the skaiters play ; O'er treacherous pleasure's flow'ry ground Thus lightly skim , and haste away . " 65. Severity . - Dogs and Wives . — Mrs. 50 JOHNSONIANA .
... repeated , ― " O'er crackling ice , o'er gulphs profound , With nimble glide the skaiters play ; O'er treacherous pleasure's flow'ry ground Thus lightly skim , and haste away . " 65. Severity . - Dogs and Wives . — Mrs. 50 JOHNSONIANA .
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... repeated impression , his favourite hypothesis , and the general tenor of his reasonings com- monly ended there , wherever they might begin . things , therefore , as other philosophers often attribute to various and contradictory causes ...
... repeated impression , his favourite hypothesis , and the general tenor of his reasonings com- monly ended there , wherever they might begin . things , therefore , as other philosophers often attribute to various and contradictory causes ...
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... repeated in so many books and pam- phlets , that ' tis perhaps scarcely worth while to write down the conversation between him and a friend of that nation who always resides in London , and who at his return from the Hebrides asked him ...
... repeated in so many books and pam- phlets , that ' tis perhaps scarcely worth while to write down the conversation between him and a friend of that nation who always resides in London , and who at his return from the Hebrides asked him ...
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Common terms and phrases
acquaintance ANECDOTES OF DR answer antè appeared asked believe better Bolt Court Boswell Brocklesby Burke Burney called character conversation David Garrick dear death delight desired dinner Doctor dress Edmund Burke expressed eyes favour favourite fear Frank Frank Barber Garrick gentleman give hand Hawkins hear heard honour Hoole hope human Jeremiah Markland kind knew lady Langton laugh learning Lichfield lived look Lord loved Lucy Porter Madam manner Markland mentioned mind morning Nathaniel Hodges nature never observed occasion once opinion pain Percy perhaps person pleased pleasure Poets praise recollect remember repeated replied Samuel Johnson Sastres says Johnson seemed Shakspeare Sir John Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds speak spoke story Strahan Streatham suppose sure talk tell thing thought Thrale tion told took verses virtue wish words write young