The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 2 Sir, is not to the present purpose: we are talking of his sense. A fighting cock has a nobleness of resolution." Next day, Sunday, April 2, I dined with him at Mr. Hoole´s. We talked of Pope. Johnson. "He wrote his ´Dunciad´ for fame. That was his primary motive. Had it not been for that, the dunces might have railed against him till they were weary, without his troubling himself about them. He delighted to vex them, no doubt; but he had more delight in seeing how well he could vex them." The Odes to Obscurity and Oblivion," in ridicule of "cool Mason and warm Gray;" being mentioned, Johnson said, "They are Col-man´s best things." Upon it being observed that it was believed these Odes were made by Colman and Lloyd jointly; - Johnson. "Nay, Sir, how can two people make an Ode? Perhaps one made one of them, and one the other." I observed that two people had made a play, and quoted the anecdote of Beaumont and Fletcher, who were brought under suspicion of treason, because while concerting the plan of a tragedy when sitting together at a tavern, one of them was overheard saying to the other, "I´ll kill the King." Johnson. "The first of these Odes is the best: but they are both good. They exposed a very bad kind of writing." Boswell. "Surely, Sir, Mr. Mason´s ´Elfrida´ is a fine poem: at least you will allow there are some good passages in it." Johnson. "There are now and then some good imitations of Milton´s bad manner." I often wondered at his low estimation of the writings of Gray and Mason. Of Gray´s poetry I have, in a former part of this work, expressed my high opinion; and for that of Mr. Mason I have ever entertained a warm admiration. His "Elfrida" is exquisite, both in poetical description and moral sentiment; and his "Caractacus" is a noble drama. Nor can I omit paying my tribute of praise to some of his smaller poems which I have read with pleasure, and which no criticism shall persuade me not to like. If I wondered at Johnson´s not tasting the works of Mason and Gray, still more have I wondered at their not tasting his works; that they should be insensible to his energy of diction, to his splendour of images, and comprehension of thought. Tastes may differ as to the violin, the flute, the hautboy, in short, all the lesser instruments: but who can be insensible to the powerful impressions of the majestick organ? His "Taxation no Tyranny" being mentioned, he said, "I think I have not been attacked enough for it. Attack is the re-action. I never think I have hit hard, unless it rebounds." Boswell. "I don´t know, Sir, what you would be at. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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