补充 Lord Chesterfield, to whom Johnson had paid the high compliment of addressing to his Lordship the Plan of his Dictionary, had behaved to him in such a manner as to excite his contempt and indignation. The world has been for many years amused with a story confidently told, and as confidently repeated with additional circumstances,(翻译 1) that a sudden disgust was taken by Johnson upon occasion of his having been one day kept long in waiting in his Lordship’s antechamber, for which the reason assigned was, that he had company with him; and that at last, when the door opened, out walked Colley Cibber; and that Johnson was so violently provoked when he found for whom he had been so long excluded, that he went away in a passion, and never would return. I remember having mentioned this story to George Lord Lyttelton, who told me, he was very intimate with Lord Chesterfield; and holding it as a well-known truth, defended Lord Chesterfield, by saying, that ‘Cibber, who had been introduced familiarly by the back-stairs, had probably not been there above ten minutes.’ It may seem strange even to entertain a doubt concerning a story so long and so widely current, and thus implicitly adopted, if not sanctioned, by the authority which I have mentioned; but Johnson himself assured me, that there was not the least foundation for it. He told me, that there never was any particular incident which produced a quarrel between Lord Chesterfield and him; but that his Lordship’s continued neglect was the reason why he resolved to have no connection with him. When the Dictionary was upon the eve of publication, Lord Chesterfield, who, it is said, had flattered himself with expectations that Johnson would dedicate the work to him, attempted, in a courtly manner, to sooth, and insinuate himself with the Sage, conscious, as it should seem, of the cold indifference with which he had treated its learned author; and further attempted to conciliate him, by writing two papers in The World, in recommendation of the work(翻译 2); and it must be confessed, that they contain some studied compliments, so finely turned, that if there had been no previous offence, it is probable that Johnson would have been highly delighted. Praise, in general, was pleasing to him; but by praise from a man of rank and elegant accomplishments, he was peculiarly gratified. This courtly device failed of its effect. Johnson, who thought that all was false and hollow, despised the honeyed words, and was even indignant that Lord Chesterfield should, for a moment, imagine that he could be the dupe of such an artifice. His expression to me concerning Lord Chesterfield, upon this occasion, was, ‘Sir, after making great professions, he had, for many years, taken no notice of me; but when my Dictionary was coming out, he fell a scribbling in The World about it. Upon which, I wrote him a letter expressed in civil terms, but such as might show him that I did not mind what he said or wrote, and that I had done with him. This is that celebrated letter of which so much has been said, and about which curiosity has been so long excited, without being gratified. I for many years solicited Johnson to favour me with a copy of it, that so excellent a composition might not be lost to posterity. He delayed from time to time to give it me; till at last in 1781, when we were on a visit at Mr. Dilly’s, at Southill in Bedfordshire, he was pleased to dictate it to me from memory. He afterwards found among his papers a copy of it, which he had dictated to Mr. Baretti, with its title and corrections, in his own handwriting. This he gave to Mr. Langton; adding that if it were to come into print, he wished it to be from that copy. By Mr. Langton’s kindness, I am enabled to enrich my work with a perfect transcript of what the world has so eagerly desired to see. 28. In letter to Chesterfield, Johnson__________.
A、revealed how he first indicated he was seeking the patronage of Lord Chesterfield
B、indicated how he attempted to visit Lord Chesterfield for 7 years but in vain
C、described in detail how he got assistance fro other patrons
D、complained in detail how indifference led to great difficulties for his work
第1题
Treem’s profit after tax for the year ended 31 March 2015 was $750,000. On 31 March 2015, Treem had $300,000 goods in its inventory which it had bought from Johnson in March 2015. These had been sold by Johnson at a mark-up on cost of 20%. Treem has not paid any dividends.
On the assumption that Treem is an associate of Johnson, what would be the carrying amount of the investment in Treem in the consolidated statement of financial position of Johnson as at 31 March 2015?
A.$1,335,000
B.$1,332,000
C.$1,300,000
D.$1,410,000
第2题
A、he argued with Lord Chesterfield about the plan for his Dictionary
B、he argued with Colley Cibber, a man far less important than him
C、he was denied access to the latter
D、the latter kept him waiting in order to meet Colley Cibber
第3题
A.Mr. Charlie McGreger
B.Mr. Keith Wilson
C.Ms. Jackie Johnson
D.Mr. Norman Winter
第4题
A.what kind of whisky he had
B.how to live longer
C.how to become wealthy
D.in which part of the neck to have an injection
第5题
A.never had enough money to live on
B.managed to live on tea only
C.lived frugally in the past
D.always lived in easy circumstances
第6题
M: Well, let me put it this way: I could never stay awake in one of his classes without first drinking at least two cups of coffee.
Q: What does the man imply?
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A.He likes to drink two cups of coffee before the professor's class.
B.One cup of coffee is enough for him to keep awake in the class.
C.The professor's class is very interesting.
D.The professor's class is very boring.
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