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acquaintance admirable affection allow answered appeared asked attention believe Boswell called character common consider conversation dear dear Sir death desire dined doubt drink edition English excellent expressed Garrick give given happy hear heard honour hope humble instance Italy John Johnson judge kind known lady late learning leave less letter lived London look Lord manner means mentioned mind Miss nature never night obliged observed occasion once opinion passed perhaps person pleased pleasure Poets present published question reason received remark respect Scotland Second seems seen servant shewed soon speak suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told travels truth whole wish wonderful write written wrote young
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Trang 83 - No, sir ; there is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern or inn.
Trang 215 - Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.
Trang 22 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Trang 274 - His nature is too noble for the world : He would not flatter Neptune for his trident, Or Jove for his power to thunder. His heart's his mouth : What his breast forges, that his tongue must vent ; And, being angry, does forget that ever He heard the name of death.
Trang 219 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible.
Trang 500 - 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 fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Trang 476 - Why,' said Johnson, smiling, and rolling himself about — ' that is, because, dearest, you're a dunce.' When she some time afterwards mentioned this to him, he said with equal truth and politeness, 'Madam, if I had thought so, I certainly should not have said it.
Trang 83 - Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at an inn.
Trang 144 - Pray give me leave, Sir : — It is better here — A little of the brown — Some fat, Sir — A little of the stuffing — Some gravy — Let me have the pleasure of giving you some butter — Allow me to recommend a squeeze of this orange; — or the lemon, perhaps, may have more zest." — "Sir, Sir, I am obliged to you, Sir...
Trang 83 - There is no private house (said he), in which people can enjoy themselves so well, as at a capital tavern. Let there be ever so great plenty of good things, ever [so much grandeur, ever so much elegance, ever so much desire that every...
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| Tiêu đề | The Life of Samuel Johnson ...: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Tập 2 The Life of Samuel Johnson ...: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, James Boswell |
| Tác giả | James Boswell |
| Ấn bản | 2, in lại |
| Nhà xuất bản | Sonnenschein, 1910 |
| Nguyên bản từ | Đại học California |
| Đă được số hóa | 25 Tháng Chín 2007 |
| Xuất lời trích dẫn | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |