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In each of these faculties did the perfon , whose history I am about to write , so
greatly excel , that , except for my presumption in the attempt to display his worth ,
the undertaking may be thought to need no apology ; espe . cially if we ...
In each of these faculties did the perfon , whose history I am about to write , so
greatly excel , that , except for my presumption in the attempt to display his worth ,
the undertaking may be thought to need no apology ; espe . cially if we ...
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There dwelt at Lichfield a gentleman of the name of Butt , the father of the
reverend Mr. Butt , now a King's Chaplain , to whose house on holidays and in
school - yacations he was ever welcome . The children in the family , perhaps
offended ...
There dwelt at Lichfield a gentleman of the name of Butt , the father of the
reverend Mr. Butt , now a King's Chaplain , to whose house on holidays and in
school - yacations he was ever welcome . The children in the family , perhaps
offended ...
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There was a young gentleman of his college , named Meekes , whose exercises
he could not bear to hear commended ; and whenever he declaimed or disputed
in the hall , Johnfon would retire to the farthest corner thereof , that he might be ...
There was a young gentleman of his college , named Meekes , whose exercises
he could not bear to hear commended ; and whenever he declaimed or disputed
in the hall , Johnfon would retire to the farthest corner thereof , that he might be ...
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+ In the two professions of the civil and common law , a notable difference is
discernible : the former admits such only as have had the previous qualification of
an univerfity education ; the latter receives all whose broken fortunes drive , or a ...
+ In the two professions of the civil and common law , a notable difference is
discernible : the former admits such only as have had the previous qualification of
an univerfity education ; the latter receives all whose broken fortunes drive , or a ...
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... the tokens of whose depredations marked their way . When they arrived at the
habitations of the people , their dangers were changed , but not diminished ;
sometimes they could not obtain provisions , and at others , were confined to their
...
... the tokens of whose depredations marked their way . When they arrived at the
habitations of the people , their dangers were changed , but not diminished ;
sometimes they could not obtain provisions , and at others , were confined to their
...
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Page 350 - Certainly, it is heaven upon earth, to have a man's mind move in charity, rest in providence, and turn upon the poles of truth.
Page 299 - ... representing him on horseback, with a lance in one hand and a book in the other...
Page 235 - A physician in a great city seems to be the mere plaything of fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the most part, totally casual — they that employ him know not his excellence; they that reject him know not his deficience.
Page 519 - From zeal or malice now no more we dread, For English vengeance wars not with the dead, A generous foe regards with pitying eye The man whom fate has laid where all must lie. To wit, reviving from its author's dust, Be kind, ye judges, or at least be just : Let no renewed hostilities invade Th' oblivious grave's inviolable shade.
Page 197 - Then, crush'd by rules, and weaken'd as refin'd, For years the pow'r of tragedy declin'd; From bard to bard the frigid caution crept, Till Declamation roar'd whilst Passion slept; Yet still did Virtue deign the stage to tread, Philosophy remain'd though Nature fled.
Page 198 - Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live.
Page 63 - ... light that it appears to me, I hope you will burn this, and pardon me for giving you so much trouble about an impracticable thing ; but, if you think there is a probability of obtaining the favour asked, I am sure your humanity, and propensity to relieve merit in distress, will incline you to serve the poor man, without my adding any more to the -trouble I have already given you, than assuring you that I am, with great truth, sir, " Your faithful servant,
Page 557 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Page 175 - The books he used for this purpose were what he had in his own collection, a copious but a miserably ragged one, and all such as he could borrow; which latter, if ever they came back to those that lent them, were so defaced as to be scarce worth owning, and yet, some of his friends were glad to receive and entertain them as curiosities.
Page 126 - He will learn, sir, that to accuse and prove are very different, and that reproaches unsupported by evidence affect only the character of him that utters them. Excursions of fancy, and flights of oratory, are indeed, pardonable in young...
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Issue 19 of British culture series, Group VII Eighteenth century sources for the study of English literature |
| Author | John Hawkins |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Buckland, 1787 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 1 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 605 pages |
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