The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 - Authors, English |
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Page 37 - Principium, vector, dux, semita, terminus idem. BOETHIUS. O thou whose pow'r o'er moving worlds presides, Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides, On darkling man in pure effulgence shine, And chear the clouded mind with light divine. Tis thine alone to calm the pious breast With silent confidence and holy rest: From thec, great God, we spring, to
Page 249 - hora vexit. Be fair or foul, or rain or shine, The joys I have possess'd in spite of fate are mine. Not Heav'n itself upon the past has pow'r, But what has been has been, and I have had my hour.
Page 398 - road of piety towards the mansions of rest. In a short time we remit our fervour, and endeavour to find some mitigation of our duty, and some more easy means of obtaining the same end. "\Ve then relax our
Page 368 - inclined to pity a criminal, that there is likewise a pity due to the country." If we owe regard to the memory of the dead, there is yet more respect to be paid to knowledge, to virtue, and to truth. N
Page 395 - he was not gaining ground. This uneasiness of his mind inclined him to lay hold on every new object, and give way to every sensation that might sooth or divert him. He listened to every echo, he mounted every hill for a
Page 74 - sink down to humbler virtue, trying, however, to keep our point always in view, and struggling not to lose ground, though we cannot gain it. It is recorded of Sir Mathew Hale, that he, for a long time, concealed the consecration of himself to the stricter duties of religion, lest by some
Page 292 - and adding from his own experience new vigour to the wish, and from his own imagination new colours to the picture. The particular occasion of this little composition is not known, but it is probable that the author had been sick, and in the first raptures of returning vigour addressed Health in the following manner
Page 300 - The true satisfaction which is to be drawn from the consciousness that we shall share the attention of future times, must arise from the hope, that with our name, our virtues will be propagated; and that those whom we cannot benefit in our lives, may receive instruction from our examples, and incitement from our renown. N° 50.
Page 374 - points of honour, and the decisive judge of all performances of genius; that no musical performer is in reputation till the opinion of Frolick has ratified his pretensions ; that the theatres suspend their sentence till he begins the clap or hiss, in which all are proud to concur ; that no publick entertainment has failed
Page 415 - of knowledge. And though its impartiality may be sometimes suspected, it is at least as credible as that of equals, where rivalry instigates censure, or friendship dictates palliations. The danger of betraying our weakness to our servants, and the impossibility of concealing it from them, may be justly considered as one motive to a VOL.