Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Author of Evelina Cecilia, &c: 1778 to 1780

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Henry Colburn, publisher, Great Marlborough Street., 1842

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Сторінка 39 - I despise nothing that is good of its sort; but I am too proud now to eat of it. Sitting by Miss Burney makes me very proud to-day!' 'Miss Burney,' said Mrs Thrale, laughing, 'you must take great care of your heart if Dr Johnson attacks it; for I assure you he is not often successless.
Сторінка 39 - But some people,' said Mr. Seward, 'are old and young at the same time, for they wear so well that they never look old.' 'No, sir, no,' cried the doctor, laughing; 'that never yet was; you might as well say they are at the same time tall and short. I remember an epitaph to that purpose, which is in
Сторінка 94 - Small joints, I believe, they manage with a string, and larger are done at the tavern. I have some thoughts (with a profound gravity) of buying a jack, because I think a jack is some credit to a house.
Сторінка 97 - Why, madam, I won't answer that I shan't contradict her again, if she provokes me as she did then ; but a less provocation I will withstand. I believe I am not high in her good graces already ; and I begin (added he, laughing heartily,) to tremble for my admission into her new house. I doubt I shall never see the inside of it.
Сторінка 42 - ... some time. In short I was loaded with civilities from them all. And my ride home was equally happy with the rest of the day, for my kind and most beloved father was so happy in my happiness, and congratulated me so sweetly that he could, like myself, think on...
Сторінка 81 - I don't flatter him," said I, "because nothing I could say would flatter him." Mrs. Thrale then told a story of Hannah Moore, which I think exceeds, in its severity, all the severe things I have yet heard of Dr. Johnson's saying. When she was introduced to him, not long ago, she began singing his praise in the warmest manner, and talking of the pleasure and the instruction she had received from his writings, with the highest encomiums. For some time he heard her with that quietness which a long use...
Сторінка 61 - SATURDAY MORNING. — Dr. Johnson was again all himself; and so civil to me! — even admiring how I dressed myself! Indeed, it is well I have so much of his favour ; for it seems he always speaks his mind concerning the dress of ladies, and all ladies who are here obey his injunctions implicitly, and alter whatever he disapproves. This is a part of his character that much surprises me : but notwithstanding he is sometimes so absent, and always so near-sighted, he scrutinizes into every part of almost...
Сторінка 111 - Why, madam, you often provoke me to say severe things, by unreasonable commendation. If you would not call for my praise, I would not give you my censure ; but it constantly moves my indignation to be applied to, to speak well of a thing which I think contemptible.
Сторінка 171 - And let me tell you what I know will give you as much pleasure as it gave me, — that, by all I could observe in the course of the evening, and we stayed very late, they are extremely happy in each other : he evidently adores her, and she as evidently idolises him.

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