 to which he consoles himself. How much better would it have been, to have ended with the prose sentence ' I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any other cause, if I can be numbered among the writers who have given ardour to...  Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life (v.l, 1709-1765 - Stran 226avtor: James Boswell - 1887Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | James Boswell - 1873 - 620 strani
...Celestial powers, ' though proper in Pagan poetry, is ill suited to Christianity, with ' a conformity ' to which he consoles himself. How much better would...have given ardour to virtue and confidence to truth.' His friend Dr. Birch, being now engaged in preparing an edition of Ralegh's smaller pieces, Dr. Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 602 strani
...Celestial f>jwers," though proper in Pagan poetry, is ill suited to Christianity, with a conformity to which he consoles himself. How much better would...given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth." His friend Dr. Birch being now engaged in preparing an edition of Raleigh's smaller pieces, Dr. Johnson... | |
 | George Biller - 1876 - 136 strani
...Monarchy. Let truth and. goodness thy great masters be; And other men may then well yield to thee. I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning...who have given ardour to virtue and confidence to truth.—Dr. JOHNSON. Their greatest misfortunes are what they best merit; This is the sting of most... | |
 | 1883 - 558 strani
...Holy Spirit might not be withheld from him, and he ended it by the well-grounded hope that he might be “numbered among the writers who have given ardour to virtue and confidence to truth!' There were many among his readers who complained that his tone was too serious, and that among so much... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 742 strani
...Celestial powers" though proper in Pagan poetry, is ill suited to Christianity, with "a conformity" to which he consoles himself. How much better would...given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth." His friend, Dr. Birch, being now engaged in preparing an edition of Ralegh's smaller pieces, Dr. Johnson... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 722 strani
...Celestial powers" though proper in Pagan poetry, is ill suited to Christianity, with "a conformity" to which he consoles himself. How much better would...given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth." His friend, Dr. Birch, being now engaged in preparing an edition of Ralegh's smaller pieces, Dr. Johnson... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - 1884 - 468 strani
...therefore, look back on this part of my work with pleasure, which no man shall diminish or augment. I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning...given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth." The whole number of essays amounted to two hundred and eight. Addison's, in the Spectator, are more... | |
 | James Hay - 1884 - 400 strani
...aurum." With virfue virtue weighed, what worthless trash is gold.— Journal, September 13. virtue and I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning...who have given ardour to virtue and confidence to truth.—Life, 1750. Heroic virtues are the bans mots of life.— Heroic Virtues _,. ., , , Piozzi... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - 1884 - 490 strani
...pleasure, which no man shall diminii or augment . I shall never envy the honours which wit and learni' obtain in any other cause, if I can be numbered among the writ who have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth." 1 whole number of essays amounted to... | |
 | James Boswell - 1885 - 490 strani
...Celestial powers" though proper in Pagan poetry, is ill suited to Christianity, with " a conformity " to which he consoles himself. How much better would...given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth." His friend Dr. Birch, being now engaged in preparing an edition of Ralegh's smaller pieces, Dr. Johnson... | |
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