 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 Taylor Johnson - 1825 - 508 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 574 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 Boswell - 1827 - 622 strani
...Celestial Powers," though proper in Paean 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." " Whoever, then, would be thought capable of pleasure in reading the works of our incomparable Milton,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 602 strani
...Celestial ¡Hjiccrs" 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... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 548 strani
...the principal seat of the tutelar's charitable deeds. The Rambler terminates, Saturday, 1752.—'' I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning...given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth." Johnson lost his wife the Tuesday following: the moralist's labours were probably concluded by the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 strani
...Celeitial foieer*," though proper in Pagan poetry, is ill suited to Christianity, with " a cont'lrmity" to which he consoles himself. How much better would it have been to have end ed with the prose sentence, " I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 strani
...back on this part of my work with pleasure, which no blame or praise of man can diminish or augment. I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning...have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth. Airwy IK ¡taxaputv ¿vra^ios ttij ¿ftotß^. Celestial powers; that piety regard, From you my labours... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 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...shall never envy the honours which wit and learning (1)1 shall probably, in another work, maintain the merit of Addison's poetry, which has been very unjustly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 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...have 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 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 obtain in any other cause, if 1 can be numbered among the writers who have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth." The... | |
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