Letters. IndexJ. Johnson, 1801 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 59
עמוד 3
Jonathan Swift. had upon my fortune , shall never fail to have the greatest upon my mind , in approving myself , upon all occasions , your honour's most obedient and most dutiful servant , etc. I beg my most humble duty and service be ...
Jonathan Swift. had upon my fortune , shall never fail to have the greatest upon my mind , in approving myself , upon all occasions , your honour's most obedient and most dutiful servant , etc. I beg my most humble duty and service be ...
עמוד 4
... greatest stress upon the worst part of the word . However , I protest against your meaning , or any interpretation you shall ever make of that nature out of my letters . If I thought you deserved any bitter words , I should either ...
... greatest stress upon the worst part of the word . However , I protest against your meaning , or any interpretation you shall ever make of that nature out of my letters . If I thought you deserved any bitter words , I should either ...
עמוד 10
... greatest art imaginable , carrying on an intrigue to alter the ministry , and began with no less an enterprise than that of remov- ing the lord treasurer , and had nearly effected it , by the help of Mrs. Masham one of the queen's ...
... greatest art imaginable , carrying on an intrigue to alter the ministry , and began with no less an enterprise than that of remov- ing the lord treasurer , and had nearly effected it , by the help of Mrs. Masham one of the queen's ...
עמוד 12
... greatest piece of court skill that has been acted there many years . I have heard nothing since morning , but that the attorney either has laid down , or will do it in a few days . DR . SWIFT'S ACCOUNT OF HIS MOTHER'S DEATH , 1710 . MEM ...
... greatest piece of court skill that has been acted there many years . I have heard nothing since morning , but that the attorney either has laid down , or will do it in a few days . DR . SWIFT'S ACCOUNT OF HIS MOTHER'S DEATH , 1710 . MEM ...
עמוד 19
... greatest pleasure I heard of heard your lord- ship's promotion , I mean that particular promotion which I believe is agreeable to you * , though it does not mend your fortune . There is but one other change I could wish you , because I ...
... greatest pleasure I heard of heard your lord- ship's promotion , I mean that particular promotion which I believe is agreeable to you * , though it does not mend your fortune . There is but one other change I could wish you , because I ...
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
acquaintance answer archbishop archbishop of Dublin Atterbury believe Berkeley Berkeley bishop BISHOP ATTERBURY bishop Berkeley CALIFORNIA LIBRARY censure character Chelsea Christ Church Clarendon court David Mallet dean of St dean's Deane Swift deanery death Delany desire dined dissenters doctor Dublin earl England English esteem farther favour fortune friends friendship genius gentlemen give grace honour hope humble servant Ireland Irish Johnson JONATH justice king kingdom lady late letter live London lord Bolingbroke LORD PALMERSTON lordship madam majesty manner mean merit mind never obedient obliged occasion Orrery parliament Patrick's person Pilkington pleased poor Pope pray prince publick queen reason received religion repeal respect royal sent sir William Temple Stella Swift tell thing thought tion told truth UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Vanessa Verses whigs wish writ write xviii
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 205 - His Tale of a Tub has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must be considered by itself; what is true of that, is not true of any thing else which he has written.
עמוד 47 - I think there is not a greater folly than that of entering into too strict and particular a friendship, with the loss of which a man must be absolutely miserable ; but especially at an age when it is too late to engage in a new friendship. Besides, this was a person of my own rearing and instructing from childhood ; who excelled in every good quality that can possibly accomplish a human creature.
עמוד 209 - I'll tell you one that first comes into my head. One evening, Gay and I went to see him: you know how intimately we were all acquainted. On our coming in, 'Heyday, gentlemen (says the Doctor), what's the meaning of this visit ? How came you to leave all the great Lords, that you are so fond of, to come hither to see a poor Dean ? ' — Because we would rather see you than any of them.
עמוד 210 - Ay, that would have done very well : two shillings : tarts a shilling. But you will drink a glass of wine with me, though you supped so much before your usual time, only to spare my pocket.' — ' No, we had rather talk with you than drink with you.
עמוד 209 - Ay, any one that did not know so well as I do might believe you. But since you are come, I must get some supper for you, I suppose.
עמוד 213 - ... powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and have the qualities which recommend such compositions, easiness and gaiety. They are, for the most part, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers are smooth, and the rhymes exact. There seldom occurs a hard.laboured expression, or a redundant epithet ; all his verses exemplify his own definition of a good style, they consist of " proper words in proper places.
עמוד 148 - Mr Lewis every day remembers you. I lie at his house in town. Dr Arbuthnot's daughter does not degenerate from the humour and goodness of her father. I love her much.
עמוד 22 - he shall not begin to print till I have a thousand guineas for him.' Lord Treasurer, after leaving the Queen, came through the room, beckoning Dr. Swift to follow him, — both went off just before prayers.
עמוד 21 - He was soliciting the Earl of Arran to speak to his brother, the Duke of Ormond, to get a chaplain's place established in the garrison of Hull for Mr. Fiddes, a clergyman in that neighborhood who had lately been in jail, and published sermons to pay fees.
עמוד 212 - He seems to have wasted life in discontent, by the rage of neglected pride, and the languishment of unsatisfied desire. He is querulous and fastidious, arrogant and malignant; he scarcely speaks of himself but with indignant lamentations, or of others but with insolent superiority when he is gay, and with angry contempt when he is gloomy.