Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: During the Last Twenty Years of His Life
1786
Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: During the Last Twenty Years of His Life
1786
Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. is a biographical collection by Hester Lynch Piozzi, first published in 1786. The book offers a detailed portrayal of the renowned author and critic Samuel Johnson during the last twenty years of his life, drawing from Piozzi's personal notes and experiences. It captures Johnson's personality, friendships, and literary genius, reflecting both admiration and the complexities of their relationship. Written while Piozzi lived in Italy, this work provides valuable insights into Johnson's life and the literary culture of the 18th century.
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“Solitude is dangerous to reason, without being favourable to virtue: pleasures of some sort are necessary to the intellectual as to the corporeal health; and those who resist gaiety, will be likely for the most part to fall a sacrifice to appetite; for the solicitations of sense are always at hand, and a dram to a vacant and solitary person is a speedy and seducing relief.Remember that the solitary mind is certainly luxurious, probably superstitious, and possibly mad: the mind stagnates for want of employment, grows morbid, and is extinguished like a candle in foul air.””
— Hester Lynch Piozzi
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— Hester Lynch Piozzi
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