The works of Samuel Johnson [ed. by F.P. Walesby].W. Pickering, London; and Talboys and Wheeler, Oxford, 1825 |
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Pagina 18
... never communicated but with hesitation , and a little fear of abasement and contempt . But it must be remembered , that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions , or elegant enjoyments ; the greater part of our time passes ...
... never communicated but with hesitation , and a little fear of abasement and contempt . But it must be remembered , that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions , or elegant enjoyments ; the greater part of our time passes ...
Pagina 21
... never seen before , with some timber - trees , and a plantation of oaks . At Fores we found good accommodation , but nothing worthy of particular remark , and next morning entered upon the road , on which Macbeth heard the fatal predic ...
... never seen before , with some timber - trees , and a plantation of oaks . At Fores we found good accommodation , but nothing worthy of particular remark , and next morning entered upon the road , on which Macbeth heard the fatal predic ...
Pagina 26
... never saw the lake , he must have been very incurious , and if he had seen it , his veracity yielded to very slight tempt- ations . Lough Ness , though not twelve miles broad , is a very remarkable diffusion of water , without islands ...
... never saw the lake , he must have been very incurious , and if he had seen it , his veracity yielded to very slight tempt- ations . Lough Ness , though not twelve miles broad , is a very remarkable diffusion of water , without islands ...
Pagina 39
... never to be found . The wealth of mountains is cattle , which , while the men stand in the passes , the women drive away . Such lands , at last , cannot repay the expense of conquest , and , therefore , perhaps , have not been so often ...
... never to be found . The wealth of mountains is cattle , which , while the men stand in the passes , the women drive away . Such lands , at last , cannot repay the expense of conquest , and , therefore , perhaps , have not been so often ...
Pagina 48
... never have any ice upon them , and the pools of fresh water will never bear the walker . The snow that sometimes falls , is soon dissolved by the air , or the rain . This is not the description of a cruel climate , yet the dark months ...
... never have any ice upon them , and the pools of fresh water will never bear the walker . The snow that sometimes falls , is soon dissolved by the air , or the rain . This is not the description of a cruel climate , yet the dark months ...
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Pagina 119 - 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.
Pagina 461 - My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Pagina 435 - But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Pagina 323 - Riches profit not in the day of wrath : but righteousness delivereth from death.
Pagina 173 - Imlac,) I will not undertake to maintain, against the concurrent and unvaried testimony of all ages, and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth...
Pagina 196 - A kind of strange oblivion has overspread me, so that I know not what has become of the last year ; and perceive that incidents and intelligence pass over me, without leaving any impression.
Pagina 233 - ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men ; Grant unto thy people, that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise ; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Pagina 1 - I had desired to visit the Hebrides, or Western Islands of Scotland, so long that I scarcely remember how the wish was originally excited; and was in the autumn of the year 1773 induced to undertake the journey by finding in Mr Boswell a companion whose acuteness would help my inquiry, and whose gaiety of conversation and civility of manners are sufficient to counteract the inconveniences of travel in countries less hospitable than we have passed.
Pagina 277 - Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.
Pagina 460 - The eyes of all wait upon thee ; And thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.