Amelia (cont.) Essay on conversation. Essay on the knowledge of the characters of menJ. Johnson, 1806 |
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... hath lost her young , is described . ' No English poet , as I remember , hath come up ' to it ; nor am I myself equal to the undertak- ing . She burst in upon us , open - mouthed , and ' after discharging every abusive word almost , in ...
... hath lost her young , is described . ' No English poet , as I remember , hath come up ' to it ; nor am I myself equal to the undertak- ing . She burst in upon us , open - mouthed , and ' after discharging every abusive word almost , in ...
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... hath she from that day to this , till my acquaintance with you , Madam , done any thing to forfeit my opinion . On the contrary , ' I owe her many good offices ; amongst the rest , I have an annuity of one hundred and fifty pounds a ...
... hath she from that day to this , till my acquaintance with you , Madam , done any thing to forfeit my opinion . On the contrary , ' I owe her many good offices ; amongst the rest , I have an annuity of one hundred and fifty pounds a ...
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... hath always declared the ' contrary to me , with the most positive certainty ; and this opinion hath been my only comfort . ' When my husband died , which was about ten ⚫ weeks after we quitted Mrs. Ellison's , of whom ' I had then a ...
... hath always declared the ' contrary to me , with the most positive certainty ; and this opinion hath been my only comfort . ' When my husband died , which was about ten ⚫ weeks after we quitted Mrs. Ellison's , of whom ' I had then a ...
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... hath always loved you with such a faithful , honest , noble , generous passion , that I was consequently convinced his ' mind must possess all the ingredients of such a passion ; and what are these , but true honour , goodness , modesty ...
... hath always loved you with such a faithful , honest , noble , generous passion , that I was consequently convinced his ' mind must possess all the ingredients of such a passion ; and what are these , but true honour , goodness , modesty ...
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... hath done this barbarous action ? ' One I am ashamed to name , ' cries the serjeant ; ' indeed , I had always a very different opinion of him ; I could not have believed any thing but my own ears and eyes ; but Dr. Harrison is the man ...
... hath done this barbarous action ? ' One I am ashamed to name , ' cries the serjeant ; ' indeed , I had always a very different opinion of him ; I could not have believed any thing but my own ears and eyes ; but Dr. Harrison is the man ...
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Page 418 - But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Page 419 - Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Page 255 - Do you not know, * doctor, that this is as corrupt a nation as ever * existed under the sun ? And would you think of ' governing such a people by the strict principles of •
Page 421 - For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Page 364 - Good-breeding then, or the Art of pleasing in Conversation, is expressed two different ways, viz., in our actions and our words, and our conduct in both may be reduced to that concise, comprehensive rule in Scripture: Do unto all men as you would they should do unto you.
Page 144 - The nature of man is far from being in itself evil: it abounds with benevolence, charity, and pity, coveting praise and honour, and shunning shame and disgrace. Bad education, bad habits, and bad customs, debauch our nature, and drive it headlong as it were into vice.
Page 403 - Thus while the crafty and designing part of mankind, consulting only their own separate advantage, endeavour to maintain one constant imposition on others, the whole world becomes a vast masquerade, where the greatest part appear disguised under false vizors and habits...
Page 79 - O thou ! whatever title please thine ear, Dean, Drapier, Bickerstaff or Gulliver ! Whether thou choose Cervantes...