Life. Poems. Irene, a tragedyNichols and Son, 1801 |
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... appears in a note to Johnson's Diary , prefixed to the first of his prayers . After the alteration of the ftyle , he kept his birth - day on the 18th of September , and it is accordingly marked September • " the ❝ the virtuous and the ...
... appears in a note to Johnson's Diary , prefixed to the first of his prayers . After the alteration of the ftyle , he kept his birth - day on the 18th of September , and it is accordingly marked September • " the ❝ the virtuous and the ...
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... appears in the Lite- rary Magazine , or History of the Works of the Learned , for March , 1735 , that it was published by Bettefworth and Hitch , Pater- nofter - row . It contains a narrative of the endeavours of a company of ...
... appears in the Lite- rary Magazine , or History of the Works of the Learned , for March , 1735 , that it was published by Bettefworth and Hitch , Pater- nofter - row . It contains a narrative of the endeavours of a company of ...
الصفحة 15
... appear par- " tial in his diftributions , but has balanced , " in most countries , their particular incon- " veniences by particular favours . " We have here an early fpecimen of Johnson's manner the vein of thinking and the frame of ...
... appear par- " tial in his diftributions , but has balanced , " in most countries , their particular incon- " veniences by particular favours . " We have here an early fpecimen of Johnson's manner the vein of thinking and the frame of ...
الصفحة 20
... appear amongst a quan- tity of rocks . The Nile from its source proceeds with fo inconfiderable a current , that it is in danger of being dried up by the hot season ; but foon receiving an increase from the GEMMA , the KELTU , the ...
... appear amongst a quan- tity of rocks . The Nile from its source proceeds with fo inconfiderable a current , that it is in danger of being dried up by the hot season ; but foon receiving an increase from the GEMMA , the KELTU , the ...
الصفحة 30
... foon emerged from all his difficulties . Johnfon was left to toil in the humble walks of literature . A tra- gedy , as appears by Walmfley's letter , ' was " the the whole of his stock . This , most proba- 30 AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND.
... foon emerged from all his difficulties . Johnfon was left to toil in the humble walks of literature . A tra- gedy , as appears by Walmfley's letter , ' was " the the whole of his stock . This , most proba- 30 AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND.
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ABDALLA Addiſon affift Afpafia againſt ASPASIA Baffa beauty beſt bofom breaſt CALI CARAZA cauſe charms cloſe courſe death DEMETRIUS effays eſtabliſhed ev'ry eyes faid fame fate fatire fays fcorn fecret fecula fhade fhall fhews fhine fince firſt flaves fmile fome foon foul fpirit friendſhip ftill fubject fuch Garrick greatneſs Greece happineſs HASAN Heav'n himſelf hiſtory honour hope houſe IRENE Irene's Johnſon juft juftice labours laft laſt leaſt LEONTIUS Lichfield Lord MAHOMET mihi mind moſt Muft muſt MUSTAPHA nunc o'er obferved occafion paffion pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe preſent publiſhed purpoſe purſue quæ quod rage reaſon rife SAMUEL JOHNSON SATIRE OF JUVENAL ſay SCENE ſcenes ſeems ſhall ſhare ſhould Sir John Hawkins ſpread ſtate ſtill Sultan thee theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tibi tion tranflation uſe virtue vitæ whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh
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الصفحة 75 - Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge.
الصفحة 17 - And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of fav'rites made no change of laws, And senates heard before they judg'da cause; How wouldst thou shake at Britain's modish tribe, Dart the quick taunt, and edge the piercing gibe?
الصفحة 18 - And smok'd in kitchens, or in auctions sold, To better features yields the frame of gold; For now no more we trace in ev'ry line Heroic worth, benevolence divine: The form distorted justifies the fall, And detestation rids th
الصفحة 77 - The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it.
الصفحة 77 - ... it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary. and cannot impart it; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.
الصفحة 77 - Is not a patron, My Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help?
الصفحة 76 - I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before.
الصفحة 22 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
الصفحة 76 - I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.
الصفحة 6 - What check restrain your thirst of pow'r and gold ? Behold rebellious virtue quite o'erthrown, Behold our fame, our wealth, our lives your own. To such, a groaning nation's spoils are giv'n, When public crimes...