 These benefits of nature he improved by incessant and unwearied diligence; he had recourse to every source of intelligence, and lost no opportunity of information ; he consulted the living as well as the dead ; he read his compositions to his friends,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson: Lives of the poets - Stran 321avtor: Samuel Johnson - 1825Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 strani
...opportunity of information ; he confuiled the living as well ss (lie dead; he read his compofitions to his friends, and was never content with mediocrity when excellence could be attained. He confidered poetry as the bufinefs of his life, and however he might feem to lament his occupation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 strani
...opportunity of information ; he confulted the living as well as the dead ; he read his compoiitions to his Friends, and was never content with mediocrity when excellence could be attained. He considered poetiy as the bufinefs of* his life, and however he might feem to lament his occupation, he followed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 strani
...opportunity of information ;;1he confulted the living as -well as the dead ; he read his compofitions to his friends, and was never content with mediocrity when excellence could be attained. He confidered poetry as the bu'finefs of his life, and however he might feem to lament his' occupation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 strani
...opportunity of information ; he confulted the living as well as the dead ; he read his compofitions to his friends, and was never content with mediocrity when excellence could be attained. He confidered poetry as the bufinefs of his life, and however he might feem to lament his occupation,... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 strani
...opportunity of information ; he confulted the living as well as the dead; he read his compofitions to his friends, and was never content with mediocrity when excellence could be attained. He confidered poetry as the bufinefs of his life, and however he might feem to lament his occupation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 strani
...no opportunity of information; he confulted the Irving as well as the dead; he read his compelitions to his friends, and was never content with mediocrity when excellence could be attained. He conCdered poetry as the bufinefs of his life ; and, however he might feem to lament his occupation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 strani
...opportunity of information ; he confukcd the living as well as the dead; he read his comcompetitions to his friends, and was never content with mediocrity when excellence could be attained. He coniidered poetry as the bufmefs of his life ; and, however he might feem to lament his occupation,... | |
 | 1793 - 738 strani
...intelligence, and loft no opportunity of information ; he confultcd the living as well as the dead ; he read his compositions to his friends, and was never...with mediocrity when excellence could be attained. He coniidered poetry as the bufmefs of his life, and however lie might feem to lament his occupation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 strani
...intelligence, and lost no opportunity of information ; he consulted theliving as well as the dead ; he read his compositions to his friends, and was never...considered poetry as the business of his life; and, however lie might seem to lament his occupation, he followed it with constancy ; to make verses was his first... | |
 | 1800 - 624 strani
...opportunity of information ; he confulted the living as well as the dead ; he read his compofitions to his friends, and was never content with mediocrity when excellence could be attained. He confidered poetry as the bufinefs of his life, and however he might feem to lament his occupation,... | |
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