The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1825 - English literature |
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... appears to have pre- served the kindness of the great when they wanted him no longer ; and therefore it must be allowed , that the childish free- dom , to which he seems enough inclined , was overpowered by his better qualities . His ...
... appears to have pre- served the kindness of the great when they wanted him no longer ; and therefore it must be allowed , that the childish free- dom , to which he seems enough inclined , was overpowered by his better qualities . His ...
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... appear- ance of charity ? The clamour against him was loud , and the resentment of the populace outrageous ; he was therefore forced to drop his scheme , and own the folly of expecting punctuality from the poor . * His asperity ...
... appear- ance of charity ? The clamour against him was loud , and the resentment of the populace outrageous ; he was therefore forced to drop his scheme , and own the folly of expecting punctuality from the poor . * His asperity ...
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... appear , that he only liked one mode of expense better than ano- ther , and saved merely that he might have something to give . He did not grow rich by injuring his successors , but left both Laracor and the deanery more valuable than ...
... appear , that he only liked one mode of expense better than ano- ther , and saved merely that he might have something to give . He did not grow rich by injuring his successors , but left both Laracor and the deanery more valuable than ...
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... appears so frequently in his letters , an affectation of fami- liarity with the great , and ambition of momentary equality sought and enjoyed by the neglect of those ceremonies which custom has established as the barriers between one ...
... appears so frequently in his letters , an affectation of fami- liarity with the great , and ambition of momentary equality sought and enjoyed by the neglect of those ceremonies which custom has established as the barriers between one ...
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... appear like that of his writings : they will both bear to be re - considered and re - examined with the utmost attention , and always discover new beauties and excellencies upon every examination . " They will bear to be considered as ...
... appear like that of his writings : they will both bear to be re - considered and re - examined with the utmost attention , and always discover new beauties and excellencies upon every examination . " They will bear to be considered as ...
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Page 80 - Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?
Page 127 - Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native humour tempering virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age : Above temptation in a low estate, And uncorrupted...
Page 123 - Statesman \ yet friend to Truth! of soul sincere, ' In action faithful, and in honour clear ; 'Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, 'Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; 'Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, 'And prais'd, unenvy'd, by the Muse he lov'd.
Page 117 - To circumscribe poetry by a definition will only shew the narrowness of the definer, though a definition which shall exclude Pope will not easily be made. Let us look round upon the present time, and back upon the past; let us...
Page 160 - The latter part of his life cannot be remembered but with pity and sadness. He languished some years under that depression of mind which enchains the faculties without destroying them, and leaves reason the knowledge of right without the power of pursuing it. These clouds which he perceived gathering on his intellects, he endeavoured to disperse by travel, and passed into France : but found himself constrained to yield to his malady, and returned.
Page 165 - Whether to plant a walk in undulating curves, and to place a bench at every turn where there is an object to catch the view; to make water run where it will be heard, and to stagnate where it will be seen...
Page 50 - The wrath of Peleus' son, the direful spring Of all the Grecian woes, O Goddess, sing; That wrath which hurl'd to Pluto's gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain. The stern Pelides...
Page 226 - Church-yard' abounds with images which find a mirror in every mind, and with sentiments to which every bosom returns an echo.
Page 221 - ... men are very prone to believe what they do not understand; fourthly, they will believe any thing at all, provided they are under no obligation to believe it...
Page 66 - This gave Mr. Pope the thought that he had now some opportunity of doing good, by detecting and dragging into light these common enemies of mankind; since, to invalidate this universal slander, it sufficed to show what contemptible men were the authors of it.