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... merit , was resumed . Mrs. Thrale said , " You think so of him , sir , because he is quiet , and does not exert himself with force . You'll be saying the same thing of Mr. there , who sits as quiet-- " This was not well bred ; and ...
... merit , was resumed . Mrs. Thrale said , " You think so of him , sir , because he is quiet , and does not exert himself with force . You'll be saying the same thing of Mr. there , who sits as quiet-- " This was not well bred ; and ...
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... merit belong- ing to their character . We must not examine matters too deeply .--- No , sir , a fallible being will fail somewhere . " 66 Colley Cibber ( he said ) was by no means a blockhead ; but by arrogating to himself too much , he ...
... merit belong- ing to their character . We must not examine matters too deeply .--- No , sir , a fallible being will fail somewhere . " 66 Colley Cibber ( he said ) was by no means a blockhead ; but by arrogating to himself too much , he ...
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... merit by saying , " The next best thing to managing a man's own affairs well , is being sensible of inca- pacity , and not attempting it , but having full confidence in one who can do it , " Johnson said , " Nay , sir , this is paltry ...
... merit by saying , " The next best thing to managing a man's own affairs well , is being sensible of inca- pacity , and not attempting it , but having full confidence in one who can do it , " Johnson said , " Nay , sir , this is paltry ...
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... merit ? " - Johnson . " Yes , sir , if they fall in your way ; but if it be understood that you pa- tronize young men of merit , you will be harassed with solicitations . You will have numbers forced upon you who have no merit ; some ...
... merit ? " - Johnson . " Yes , sir , if they fall in your way ; but if it be understood that you pa- tronize young men of merit , you will be harassed with solicitations . You will have numbers forced upon you who have no merit ; some ...
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... merits of a vote were examined by the counsel , and as an excuse , when challenged by the chairman for such behaviour , bluntly an- swered , " I had made up my mind upon that * " I cannot help thinking ( says Mr. B. ) that there is much ...
... merits of a vote were examined by the counsel , and as an excuse , when challenged by the chairman for such behaviour , bluntly an- swered , " I had made up my mind upon that * " I cannot help thinking ( says Mr. B. ) that there is much ...
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Page 150 - Whereas, at a tavern, there is a general freedom from anxiety. You are sure you are welcome ; and the more noise you make, the more trouble you give, the more good things you call for, the welcomer you are. No...
Page 29 - No, sir, claret is the liquor for boys ; port for men ; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy.
Page 212 - Sir, the life of a parson, of a conscientious clergyman, is not easy. I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. I would rather have Chancery suits upon my hands than the cure of souls. No, Sir, I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life, nor do I envy the clergyman who makes it an easy life.
Page 87 - Come, come, (said Garrick,) talk no more of that. You are perhaps, the worst — eh, eh!" — Goldsmith was eagerly attempting to interrupt him, when Garrick went on, laughing ironically, "Nay, you will always look like a gentleman; but I am talking of being well or ill drest.
Page 220 - Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only way to do good to the common people, and which clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense.
Page 344 - I met him (said he) at Lord Clare's house' in the country, and he took no more notice of me than if I had been an ordinary man.
Page 192 - But is not the fear of death natural to man?" JOHNSON. " So much so, sir, that the whole of life is but keeping away the thoughts of it.
Page 104 - ... to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite; which was so fierce, and indulged with such intenseness, that while in the act of eating, the veins of his forehead swelled, and generally a strong perspiration was visible.
Page 321 - The excellence of this work is not exactness, but copiousness ; particular lines are not to be regarded ; the power is in the whole ; and in the whole there is a magnificence like that ascribed to Chinese plantation, the magnificence of vast extent and endless diversity.
Page 104 - I never knew any man who relished good eating more than he did. When at table, he was totally absorbed in the business of the moment; his looks seemed rivetted to his plate; nor would he, unless when in very high company, say one word, or even pay the least attention to what was said by others, till he had satisfied his appetite: which was so fierce, and indulged with such...