 It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects but by the lights which he afforded them.  Addison - Stran 172avtor: William John Courthope - 1886 - 182 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1838 - 538 strani
...Dr. Kippis's edition of the ' Biographia Jjriuumiat.' On that subject Johnson is just and liberal. " Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the lights which he afforded them." By some. of these arrogant despisers he has been blamed for deciding... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 strani
...deciding by taste rattier than by principles. It is not uncommon, for those who have grown wise'by the labour of others, to add a little of their own,...perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the lights which he afforded them. That he always wrote as he would think it necessary to write now, cannot... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 strani
...experimental, rather than scientific ; and he is considered as deciding by taste* rather than by principles. ity, gratitude, constancy, and tenderness. It has been so long said as to be hv the lights which he afforded them. That he always wrote лч he would think it necessary to write... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 strani
...considered as deciding by taste* rather than by principles. It is not uncommon for those who have grown wisp tality of the human soul, and и now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the lights which he afforded... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 880 strani
...Ibid. § Ibid. 4,1 .util mu, 14. 1. || Ibid. fl Dialog, de Orat. 20 and 22. Quint. 10. 2. •• " It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by...others, to add a little of their own and overlook their master." JOHNSON. We have before compared Cicero to Addison as regards the purpose of Inspiring their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 strani
...experimental, rather than scientific ; and he is considered as deciding by taste* rather than by principles. It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by...of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison U now despised hy some who perhaps would never hove seen his defects, but by the lights which he aflbrded... | |
 | 1853 - 530 strani
...Dr. Kippis's edition of the " Biographia Britannica." On that subject Johnson is just and liberal. " Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the lights which he afforded them." By some of these arrogant despisers he has been blamed for deciding... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 484 strani
...experimental, rather than scientific ; and he is considered as deciding by taste rather than by principles. It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by...perhaps would never have seen his defects but by the lights which he afforded them. That he always wrote as he would think it necessary to write now, cannot... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 strani
...experimental, rather than scientific ; and he is considered as deciding by taste* rather than by principles. It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a li tie of their own, and overlook their masters. Addisou is now despised by some who perhaps would... | |
 | 1855 - 550 strani
...223, n. t Preface, pv § " It is not uncommon," says Johnson, " for those who have grown wise by fbe labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their master." That is bad. Bat what shall be said of those who turn the very " little of their own" against... | |
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