The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 2National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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Page 66
... pleasure , by its furnishing occupation to such numbers of man- kind . " JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , you cannot call that pleasure to which all are averse , and which none begin but with the hope of leaving off ; a thing which men dislike ...
... pleasure , by its furnishing occupation to such numbers of man- kind . " JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , you cannot call that pleasure to which all are averse , and which none begin but with the hope of leaving off ; a thing which men dislike ...
Page 68
... pleasure in teaching it . ' BOSWELL : " Have you not a pleasure in teaching men ? There I have you . You have the same pleasure in teaching men , that I should have in teaching children . " JOHNSON : 66 66 99 " " ' Why , something about ...
... pleasure in teaching it . ' BOSWELL : " Have you not a pleasure in teaching men ? There I have you . You have the same pleasure in teaching men , that I should have in teaching children . " JOHNSON : 66 66 99 " " ' Why , something about ...
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... pleasure must be regulated by propriety . Pleasure , which cannot be obtained but by unseasonable or unsuitable expense , must always end in pain ; and pleasure which must be enjoyed at the expense of another's pain , can never be such ...
... pleasure must be regulated by propriety . Pleasure , which cannot be obtained but by unseasonable or unsuitable expense , must always end in pain ; and pleasure which must be enjoyed at the expense of another's pain , can never be such ...
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Johnson introduced to George III Visits LichfieldDeath of Catherine Cham | 30 |
1769 | 50 |
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