| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 452 páginas
...the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or if those, who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life,...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge xiseless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE SEVENTH VOLUME. LONDON : BY s. AND H.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 394 páginas
...the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or if those, who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life,...wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE SECOND VOLUME. I ... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 438 páginas
...the abilities of Savage did not exempt . him ; or those, who, in confidence of superiour capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life,...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF VOL. n. LONDON: PRINTED BT THOMAS DAVISON, WHITKFHIAUS. ... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 514 páginas
...the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or if those, who, in confidence of superiour capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life,,...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 - 1825 - 520 páginas
...the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or if those, who, in confidence of superiour capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life,...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. SWIFT. K AN account of Dr. Swift has been already collected, with great diligence and acuteness, by... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 páginas
...the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or if those, who, in confidence of superiour capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life,...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 - 1825 - 524 páginas
...the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or if those, who, in confidence of superiour capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life,...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 - 1826 - 446 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 aruteness, by Dr.... | |
| General reader - 1827 - 246 páginas
...which the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or those who in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life,...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. — Johnson's Lives. A wicked man reduced to hardships and misfortunes, is truly in a miserable case... | |
| Charles Bulter - 1827 - 284 páginas
...who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, will be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Most anxious was Mr. Sheridan to procure from Mr. Mansfield, something that had an appearance of a... | |
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