| 1806 - 576 páginas
...who in confidence of superior capacities or attainments disregard the common maxims of life, should be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' The correspondence between DermodyandSir James Bland Burgess affords several interesting specimens... | |
| 1822 - 634 páginas
...This sometimes occasioned embarrassments in his domestic affairi ; but he had no friend to remind him, "that nothing will supply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, long rontinued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." At what period of... | |
| 1808 - 742 páginas
...confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregarded the common maxims of life, and evinced that nothing will supply the • want of prudence...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Elliston gave the character its full effect, insomuch that those who were present, knowing Savage's... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - 1808 - 684 páginas
...attainments, disregard " the common maxims of life, shall be reminded that nothing " Kill supply the vaunt of prudence, and that negligence and " irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, " sit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.'" " Deign on the passing world to cast thine eyes, " And... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - 1808 - 682 páginas
..." SATAOE) will not be wholly without it's use, if those who, " in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard " the common maxims of life, shall be reminded that nothing " Kill supply the want of prudence, and that negligence and " irregularity, long continued, will make... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 páginas
...did not exempt him ; or those, who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregarded the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. SWIFT. AN account of Dr. Swift has been already collected, with great diligence and acuteness, by Dr.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 páginas
...those, who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregarded the common maxims of lile, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JOHN LORD VISCOUNT TYRCONNEI* • Baron CHAIMVILLE, ami Lord BHOWNLOWE, Knight... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 562 páginas
...in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregarded the common maxims of life, sliall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. TO TUB RI'HIT HONOUR ABLE JOHN LORD VISCOUNT TYRCONNEL, Uaron CnARir-viu.r, airl Lord BROWNI.OWE, Knight... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 598 páginas
...those, who, in confidence of superfbr capacities or attainments, disregarded the common maxims of life1, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence ahd' irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, aud genins contemptible.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 páginas
...did not exempt him ; or those, who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregarded the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that...and genius contemptible. END OF THE TENTH VOLUME. JANE AITKEN, TRINTER, .--c. 71, N. ThM4tne<,naadclpliia. o JftHS o JJMr»«OH H r :,-i,/ _ »n^ U i»0i... | |
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