Croker's Boswell and Boswell: Studies in the "Life of Johnson". ...Chapman & Hall, 1880 - 308 pages |
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Page 204 - Sir, it is no matter what you teach them first, any more than what leg you shall put into your breeches first. Sir, you may stand disputing which is best to put in first, but in the meantime your breech is bare. Sir, while you are considering which of two things you should teach your child first, another boy has learnt them both.
Page 200 - MR. JAMES MACPHERSON, I received your foolish and impudent letter. Any violence offered me I shall do my best to repel ; and what I cannot do for myself, the law shall do for me. I hope I shall never be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian.
Page 265 - Almighty God, Father of all mercy, help me by thy grace, that I may, with humble and sincere thankfulness, remember the comforts and conveniences which I have enjoyed at this place; and that I may resign them with holy submission, equally trusting in thy protection when thou givest and when thou takest away.
Page 103 - April 26th, 1752, being after 12 at Night of the 25th. " O Lord ! Governour of heaven and earth, in whose hands are embodied and departed Spirits, if thou hast ordained the Souls of the Dead to minister to the Living, and appointed my departed Wife to have care of me, grant that I may enjoy the good effects of her attention and ministration, whether exercised by appearance, impulses, dreams, or in any other manner agreeable to thy Government. Forgive my presumption, enlighten my ignorance, and however...
Page 275 - ... careless glance of frigid indifference. For this diminution of regard however, I know not whether I ought to blame you, who may have reasons which I cannot know, and I do not blame myself, who have for a great part of human life done you what good I could, and have never done you evil.
Page 208 - I believe, sir, you have a great many. Norway, too, has noble wild prospects r and Lapland is remarkable for prodigious noble wild prospects. But, sir, let me tell you, the noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England ! ' This unexpected and pointed sally produced a roar of applause.
Page 203 - Sheridan cannot bear me. I bring his declamation to a point. I ask him a plain question, ' What do you mean to teach?' Besides, sir, what influence can Mr. Sheridan have upon the language of this great country, by his narrow exertions ? Sir, it is burning a farthing candle at Dover, to show light at Calais.
Page 144 - Mr. , who loved buttered muffins, but durst not eat them because they disagreed with his stomach, resolved to shoot himself ; and then he eat three buttered muffins for breakfast, before shooting himself, knowing that he should not be troubled with indigestion : ike had two charged pistols ; one was found lying charged upon the table by him, after he had shot himself with the other.
Page 195 - As Mr. Boswell was at Streatham only upon a morning visit, a collation was ordered, to which all were assembled. Mr. Boswell was preparing to take a seat that he seemed, by prescription, to consider as his own, next to Dr. Johnson ; but Mr. Seward, who was present, waived his hand for Mr. Boswell to move farther on, saying, with a smile, " Mr. Boswell, that seat is Miss Burney's.
Page 195 - I have however seen played on common occasions, of sitting steadily down at the other end of the room to write at the moment what should be said in company, either by Dr. Johnson or to him...