ISBN: 9781154414370

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1839. Excerpt: ... CHAP… Mehr…

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1839. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V. 1783. Country Gentleman. -- House of Hanover. -- Conversation.-- Lies of Vanity.--Opium.-- Exaggeration. -- Neglect of Merit. -- Use of Riches. -- Crabbe''s Village. -- Keeping Accounts. -- Lords Mansfield, Loughborough, and Thuriow. --Harrington''s NugtB Antigua. -- Quos Deus vult perdere, Sfc. -- Prince of Wales. -- Burney''s Travels. -- Chinese Architecture. -- Innovation. -- Tyburn. -- Dr. Hurd, -- Parentheses. -- Derrick or Smart. -- The great Twalmley.-- Owen Cambridge. -- Family Histories. -- Turkish Spy.-- Orchards. -- Oratory. -- Origin of language.--Madness. -- Rev. James Compton. In 1783 he was more severely afflicted than ever, as will appear in the course of his correspondence; but still the same ardour for literature, the same constant piety, the same kindness for his friends, and the same vivacity, both in conversation and writing, distinguished him. Having given Dr. Johnson a full account of what I was doing at Auchinleck, and particularly mentioned what I knew would please him,--my having brought an old man of eighty-eight from a lonely cottage to a comfortable habitation within my inclosures, where he had good neighbours near to him, -- I received an answer in February, of which I extract what follows: JElAT. 74. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. 151 I am delighted with your account of your activity at Auchinleck, and wish the old gentleman, whom you have so kindly removed, may live long to promote your prosperity by his prayers. You have now a new character and new duties: think on them and practise them. Make an impartial estimate of your revenue; and whatever it is, live upon less. Resolve never to be poor. Frugality is not only the basis of quiet, but of beneficence. No man can help others that wants help himself. We must have enough before we have to sp... James Boswell, Books, History, The Life of Samuel Johnson, Ll.d. (Volume 8); Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides Books>History, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781154414370

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1839. Excerpt: ... CHAP… Mehr…

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1839. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V. 1783. Country Gentleman. -- House of Hanover. -- Conversation.-- Lies of Vanity.--Opium.-- Exaggeration. -- Neglect of Merit. -- Use of Riches. -- Crabbe''s Village. -- Keeping Accounts. -- Lords Mansfield, Loughborough, and Thuriow. --Harrington''s NugtB Antigua. -- Quos Deus vult perdere, Sfc. -- Prince of Wales. -- Burney''s Travels. -- Chinese Architecture. -- Innovation. -- Tyburn. -- Dr. Hurd, -- Parentheses. -- Derrick or Smart. -- The great Twalmley.-- Owen Cambridge. -- Family Histories. -- Turkish Spy.-- Orchards. -- Oratory. -- Origin of language.--Madness. -- Rev. James Compton. In 1783 he was more severely afflicted than ever, as will appear in the course of his correspondence; but still the same ardour for literature, the same constant piety, the same kindness for his friends, and the same vivacity, both in conversation and writing, distinguished him. Having given Dr. Johnson a full account of what I was doing at Auchinleck, and particularly mentioned what I knew would please him,--my having brought an old man of eighty-eight from a lonely cottage to a comfortable habitation within my inclosures, where he had good neighbours near to him, -- I received an answer in February, of which I extract what follows: JElAT. 74. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. 151 I am delighted with your account of your activity at Auchinleck, and wish the old gentleman, whom you have so kindly removed, may live long to promote your prosperity by his prayers. You have now a new character and new duties: think on them and practise them. Make an impartial estimate of your revenue; and whatever it is, live upon less. Resolve never to be poor. Frugality is not only the basis of quiet, but of beneficence. No man can help others that wants help himself. We must have enough before we have to sp... James Boswell, Books, History, The Life of Samuel Johnson, Ll.d. (Volume 8); Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides Books>History <