He must write as the interpreter of nature and the legislator of mankind, and consider himself as presiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations — as a being superior to time and place. Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A Tale - Stran 45avtor: Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 205 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 strani
...confider himfelf as prefiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being fuperior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he muft know many languages and many fciencesj and, that his ftyle may be worthy of his thoughts, mutt,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 strani
...confider himfelf as prefiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being fuperior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he muft know many languages and many fciences; and, that his ftyle may be worthy of his thoughts, muft,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 strani
...confider himfelf as prefiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being fuperier to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he muft know many languages and many fciences ; and, that his ftyle may be worthy of his thoughts, muft,... | |
| 1797 - 522 strani
...confider himfelf as preliJing over the thoughts and manners of future generations, as a being fuperior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he milt know many languages and many Iciences; and, that his ilvlc may be worthy of his thoughts, mull,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 strani
...confider himfelf as prefaling over the thoughts and manners of future generations, as a being fuperior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he mult know many languages and many iciences ; anc!, that his Ityle may be worthy of his thoughts, mull,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 strani
...confider himlelf as prefiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being fuperior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he muft know many languages and many fciences ; and, that his ftyle may be worthy of his thoughts, muft,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 strani
...posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and consider himself as presiding over the thoughts and manners...Generations; as a being superior to time and place. many languages and many sciences; and, that his style may be worthy of his thoughts, must, by incessant... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 strani
...posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and consider .himself as presiding over the thoughts and manners...generations, as a being superior to time and place. " His labor is not yet at an end : he must know. many languages and many sciences ; and, that his style may... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 strani
...posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and consider himself as presiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being superiour to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he must know many languages and many... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 strani
...Johnson says, f " must write as the interpreter of Nature, and ' the legislator of mankind ; and consider himself, as presiding over the thoughts and manners...generations ; as -a being superior to time and place." The originality of distortion ; and the false glare of unnatural combinations, is, indeed, a puerile... | |
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