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... praise , not only for his abilities but his manners ; a gentleman whose ancient German blood has been mellowed in England , and who may be truly said to unite the Baron and the Barrister , was one of the Counsel for Mr. Topham . He ...
... praise , not only for his abilities but his manners ; a gentleman whose ancient German blood has been mellowed in England , and who may be truly said to unite the Baron and the Barrister , was one of the Counsel for Mr. Topham . He ...
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... praise a lady then at Bath ; observing , " She does not gain upon me , Sir ; I think her empty - headed . " He was , indeed , a stern critick upon characters and manners . Even Mrs. Thrale did not escape his friendly animadver- sion at ...
... praise a lady then at Bath ; observing , " She does not gain upon me , Sir ; I think her empty - headed . " He was , indeed , a stern critick upon characters and manners . Even Mrs. Thrale did not escape his friendly animadver- sion at ...
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... praise his liberality ; so to bring out his com- mendation of his celebrated pupil , I said , loudly , " I have heard Garrick is liberal . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , I know that Garrick has given away more money than any man in England ...
... praise his liberality ; so to bring out his com- mendation of his celebrated pupil , I said , loudly , " I have heard Garrick is liberal . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , I know that Garrick has given away more money than any man in England ...
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... praise . " If want of skill or want of care appear , " Forbear to hiss ; -the poet cannot hear . 66 By all , like him , must praise and blame be found , " At last , a fleeting gleam , or empty sound : " Yet then shall calm reflection ...
... praise . " If want of skill or want of care appear , " Forbear to hiss ; -the poet cannot hear . 66 By all , like him , must praise and blame be found , " At last , a fleeting gleam , or empty sound : " Yet then shall calm reflection ...
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... praise he bestows upon his favourite , Hugo Grotius . I am really sorry that I cannot find this letter , as it is wor- thy of the writer . That which I send you inclosed , " is at your service . It is very short , and will not haps be ...
... praise he bestows upon his favourite , Hugo Grotius . I am really sorry that I cannot find this letter , as it is wor- thy of the writer . That which I send you inclosed , " is at your service . It is very short , and will not haps be ...
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Page 220 - How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes T' and in his conversation with Mr.
Page 196 - Why, Sir, you \ find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. \ No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life ; for there is in London all that life can afford.
Page 318 - ... to certainty, freedom ceases, because that cannot be certainly foreknown which is not certain at the time; but if it be certain at the time, it is a contradiction in terms to maintain that there can be afterwards any contingency dependent upon the exercise of will or any thing else." JOHNSON. " All theory is against the freedom of the will; all experience for it.
Page 398 - ... perpetual jarring of those whom he charitably accommodated under his roof. He has sometimes suffered me to talk jocularly of his group of females, and call them his Seraglio. He thus mentions them, together with honest Levett, in one of his letters to Mrs. Thrale : " Williams hates every body ; Levett hates Desmoulins, and does not love Williams ; Desmoulins hates them both ; Poll loves none of them.
Page 377 - He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen, Let him not know't, and he's not robb'd at all.
Page 35 - 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 travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean.
Page 67 - Provided, sir, I suppose, that the company which he is to have, is agreeable to you." JOHNSON. "What do you mean, sir? What do you take me for? Do you think I am so ignorant of the world as to imagine that I am to prescribe to a gentleman what company he is to have at his table?
Page 66 - Notwithstanding the high veneration which I entertained for Dr. Johnson, I was sensible that he was sometimes a little actuated by the spirit of contradiction, and by means of that I hoped I should gain my point. I was persuaded that if I had come upon him with a direct proposal, "Sir, will you dine in company with Jack Wilkes?" he would have flown into a passion, and would probably have answered, "Dine with Jack Wilkes, Sir ! I'd as soon dine with Jack Ketch.
Page 332 - I am a straggler. I may leave this town and go to Grand Cairo, without being missed here or observed there." EDWARDS. "Don't you eat supper, Sir?
Page 32 - Reviewers (said he) are not Deists ; but they are Christians with as little Christianity as may be ; and are for pulling down all establishments. The Critical Reviewers are for supporting the constitution, both in church and state. The Critical Reviewers, I believe, often review without reading the books through ; but lay hold of a topick, and write chiefly from their own minds. The Monthly Reviewers are duller men, and are glad to read the books through.