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“Johnson assured me, that he had not taken upon him to add more than four or five words to the English language, of his own formation.” James Boswell, Boswell's Life of Johnson · observation
“Almighty GOD, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and without whose grace all wisdom is folly; grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be with-held from me, but that I may promote thy glory, and the salvation of myself and others: grant this, O LORD, for the sake of thy son JESUS CHRIST. Amen.” James Boswell, Boswell's Life of Johnson · vivid
“Almighty GOD, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and without whose grace all wisdom is folly; grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be with-held from me.” James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Volume 1 · precept
A verse and epistle to The Rambler argue that when affliction presses people, they may naturally complain, especially when their troubles seem unlikely to be remedied.
et titulis, es fascibus olim Major habebatur dornandi gloria: solum Poscimus, ut coenes civiliter. Hoc face, et esto, Esto, ut nunc multi, dives tibi, pauper amicis. Juv. Sat. v. 108. No man expects (for who so much a sot Who has the times he lives in so forgot?) What Seneca, what Piso us'd to send, To raise or to support a sinking friend. Those godlike men, to wanting virtue kind, Bounty well plac'd, preferr'd…
Boswell narrates Johnson’s start of “The Rambler” in 1750 as a moral and religious periodical, including its publication schedule, Johnson’s prayer for divine help, and his claim of writing in haste.
night upon my bedside, and resolved that I would not go to sleep till I had fixed its title. The Rambler seemed the best that occurred, and I took it.' With what devout and conscientious sentiments this paper was undertaken, is evidenced by the following prayer, which he composed and offered up on the occasion: 'Almighty GOD, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and without who…
Boswell discusses Samuel Johnson’s views on adding words, his language style (including Anglo-Latin), his literary influence, and his work on The Rambler, prologues, and charity before turning to 1751–1752 activities.
Bacon, Sanderson, Hakewell, and others; those 'GIANTS,' as they were well characterised by A GREAT PERSONAGE, whose authority, were I to name him, would stamp a reverence on the opinion. Johnson assured me, that he had not taken upon him to add more than four or five words to the English language, of his own formation; and he was very much offended at the general licence, by no means 'modestly taken' in his time not…
Boswell explains how Johnson and Murphy became acquainted through The Gray’s-Inn Journal and a French oriental tale translated into The Rambler, leading to a lasting friendship.
'Chelsea, March 16, 1759. 'DEAR SIR, I am again your petitioner, in behalf of that great CHAM of literature, Samuel Johnson. His black servant, whose name is Francis Barber, has been pressed on board the Stag Frigate, Captain Angel, and our lexicographer is in great distress. He says the boy is a sickly lad, of a delicate frame, and particularly subject to a malady in his throat, which renders him very unfit for his…
Boswell describes Johnson launching The Rambler in 1750 as a moral and religious periodical, explaining his choice of title, his prayer before beginning, and the publication schedule of Tuesday and Friday until 1752.
night upon my bedside, and resolved that I would not go to sleep till I had fixed its title. *The Rambler* seemed the best that occurred, and I took it[601].' With what devout and conscientious sentiments this paper was undertaken, is evidenced by the following prayer, which he composed and offered up on the occasion: 'Almighty GOD, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and with…