 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
 | Samuel Johnson - 1889 - 316 strani
...on this part of my work with pleasure, which no blame or praise of man shall diminish or augment.' I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning...have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth. 2 L¿nsivJs ¿sextip.sv irrSfioc e7q &¿eos¿5. 3 Celestial pow'rs I that piety regard, From You my... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 566 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...with the prose sentence, " I shall never envy the 1 I shall probably, in another work, maintain the merit of Addison's poetry, which has been very unjustly... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 566 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...with the prose sentence, “I shall never envy the his own more strictly grammatical, and free from such phraseology and modes of speech as can never... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1892 - 490 strani
...In his last Rambler he says :— ' It has been my principal design to inculcate wisdom or piety. ... I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning...have given ardour to virtue and confidence to truth.' 3 First published in Croker's Boswell, page 758. For Dr. Hamilton see ante, ii. 296. 3 First published... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1894 - 666 strani
...with pleasure, which no praise or blame of man can diminish or augment. I shall never envy the honors which wit and learning obtain in any other cause,...I can be numbered among the writers who have given ardor to virtue, and confidence to truth." The Raml'ler is a delightful book with which to spend an... | |
 | George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 550 strani
...on this part of my work with pleasure, which no [blame or praise of] 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 2 . Addison's, in the Spectator, are... | |
 | George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 532 strani
...on this part of my work with pleasure, which no [blame or praise of] man shall diminish or augment. I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning...have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth. 1 The whole number of Essays amounted to two hundred and eight ". Addison's, in the Spectator, are... | |
 | George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 512 strani
...on this part of my work with pleasure, which no [blame or praise of] 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 2 . Addison's, in the Spectator, are more... | |
 | George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1897 - 512 strani
...on this part of my work with pleasure, which no [blame or praise of] 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 2 . Addison's, in the Spectator, are more... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1899 - 822 strani
...with pleasure, which no praise or blame of man can diminish or augment. I shall never envy the honors which wit and learning obtain in any other cause,...I can be numbered among the writers who have given ardor to virtue and confidence to truth." The Rambler is a delightful book with which to spend an occasional... | |
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