| Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 strani
...attainments, difregard the common maxima of life, mall be reminded that nothing can fupply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity...wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' *** Dr. Dr. THOMAS SHERIDAN WA S born in the county of Cavan, where his father kept a public houfe. A gentleman,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 strani
...attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, flialt be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity,...ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Of the intermediate and fubfequent lives, the moft eminent are thofe of Swift and Young. In the former,... | |
| Richard Savage, Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 354 strani
...attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded that nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity,...ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE LIFE OF MR. SAVAGE. LOVE IN A VEIL. A COMEDY. ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL IN DRURY-LANE,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 316 strani
...Attainments, difregardthe common Maxims of Life, fhall be reminded that nothing will fupply the Want of Prudence ; and that Negligence and Irregularity, long continued, ' will make Knowledge uftlefs, Wit ridiculous, and Genius contemptible. ift of Mr, SAVAGE. ( 173 > THE LIFE 0 F Sir FRANCIS... | |
| Richard Savage - 1780 - 390 strani
...attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fii ;.', i be reminded that nothing will fnpply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity...ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. TO THOMAS HAgRIS, PATENTEE OF THE •THEATRE ROYAL, CO VENT GARDEN. sin, . 1 BEG leave to inferibe... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 strani
...attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity,...ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVIL E. kF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able to fay any thing that can fatisfy curiofity. He was... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 strani
...attainments, ddfregard the common maxims of Hfe, fhall be reminded, that nothing . will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity,...ufelefs, wit ridiculous, -and genius contemptible, . , 5 • SWIFT. w T. . -1 r 381 ] SWIFT. AN Account of Dr. Swift has been already collected, with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 strani
...attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity,...ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. i .v. SWIFT. SWIFT. "•..",*. SWIF T. AN Account of Dr. Swift has been already *^ collected, with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 strani
...attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridicu.» lous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVILE. OF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able to fay any... | |
| 1797 - 490 strani
...attainments, difregard the common maxims of life mould he reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity...make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius conte nptible." - i .. • •( To be continued,) ESSAY ESSAY ON THE LOVE OF .FAME. BY CAIUS FITZURBAN.... | |
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