Boswells Life of Johnson volume 4
Boswells Life of Johnson volume 4
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That was the mark of Alcibiades' dog. ' E. *A thousand guineas! The representation of no animal whatever is worth so much. At this rate a dead dog would indeed be better than a living lion. ' JOHNSON : ' Sir, it is not the worth of the thing, but of the skill in forming it, which is so highly estimated. Everything that en- larges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable. The first man who balanced a straw upon his nose ; 1 Johnson, who ro...de upon three horses at a time ; in short, all such men deserved the applause of mankind, not on account of the use of what they did, but of the dexterity which they exhibited. ' BOSWELL: 'Yet a misapplication of time and assiduity is not to be en- couraged. Addison, in one of his Spectators, com- mends the judgment of a King, who, as a suitable reward to a man that by long perseverance had attained to the art of throwing a barley-corn through the eye of a needle, gave him a bushel of barley. ' JOHNSON : ' He must have been a King of Scotland, where barley is scarce.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
That was the mark of Alcibiades' dog. ' E. *A thousand guineas! The representation of no animal whatever is worth so much. At this rate a dead dog would indeed be better than a living lion. ' JOHNSON : ' Sir, it is not the worth of the thing, but of the skill in forming it, which is so highly estimated. Everything that en- larges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable. The first man who balanced a straw upon his nose ; 1 Johnson, who ro...de upon three horses at a time ; in short, all such men deserved the applause of mankind, not on account of the use of what they did, but of the dexterity which they exhibited. ' BOSWELL: 'Yet a misapplication of time and assiduity is not to be en- couraged. Addison, in one of his Spectators, com- mends the judgment of a King, who, as a suitable reward to a man that by long perseverance had attained to the art of throwing a barley-corn through the eye of a needle, gave him a bushel of barley. ' JOHNSON : ' He must have been a King of Scotland, where barley is scarce.
What to read after Boswells Life of Johnson volume 4?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Boswell Et Al to read onlineMoreLess
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