 ... necessity there is reason to complain. It is surely not without just reproach, that a nation, of which the commerce is hourly extending, and the wealth increasing, denies any participation of its prosperity to its literary societies ; and while its...  Works - Stran 194avtor: Samuel Johnson - 1811Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 strani
...increasing, denies any participation of its prosperity to its literary societies ; and while its merchants or its nobles are raising palaces, suffers its universities...chamber. The library, which is of late erection, is uot very spacious, but elegant and luminous. -The doctor, by whom it was shewn, hoped to irritate or... | |
 | John Adams - 1816 - 352 strani
...increasing, denies any participation of its prosperity to its literary societies ; and while its merchants or its nobles are raising palaces, suffers its universities...of late erection, is not very spacious, but elegant anil luminous. The Doctor, by whom it was shown, hoped to irritate or subdue my English vanity, by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 398 strani
...to its literary societies; and while iU N merchants or its nobles are raising palaces, suffers it* universities to moulder into dust. Of the two colleges...but elegant and luminous. The doctor, by whom it was shown, hoped to irritate or subdue my English vanity, by telling me, that we had no such repository... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 572 strani
...increasing, denies any participation of its prosperity to its literary societies ; and - while its merchants or its nobles are raising palaces, suffers its universities...but elegant and luminous. The doctor, by whom it was shown , hoped to irritate or subdue my English vanity, by telling me, that we had no such repository... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 622 strani
...increasing, denies any participation of its prosperity to its literary societies; and, while its merchants or its nobles are raising palaces, suffers its universities...but elegant and luminous. The doctor, by whom it was shown, hoped to irritate or; subdue my English vanity, by telling me, that we had na such repository... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 608 strani
...participation of its prosperity to its literary societies ; and, while its merchants or its nolilcs are raising palaces, suffers its universities to moulder...but elegant and luminous. The doctor, by whom it was shown, hoped to irritate or subdue my English vanity, by telling me, that we had no such repository... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 680 strani
...prosperity to its literary societies ; and, while its merchants or its nobles are raising palaces, sailers its universities to moulder into dust. Of the two...but elegant and luminous. The doctor, by whom it was shown, hoped to irritate or subdue my English vanity, by telling me, that we had no such repository... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 612 strani
...(looking to him). I give all these lectures on water." i ["The library," says Johnson, good-humouredly, " is not very spacious, but elegant and luminous. The doctor by whom it was shown hoped to irritate or subdue my English vanity by telling me, that we had no such repository of... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1832 - 864 strani
...increasing, denies any participation of its prosperity to its literary societies, and, while its merchants or its nobles are raising palaces, suffers its universities to moulder into dust." In the year 1683, the tomb af bishop Kennedy in the college church was opened, and six silver maces... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 strani
...narrative." — Workt, vol. viii. p. 212. — ED.] * [" The library," rays Johnson, good-huinni.irr.IU, " is not very spacious, but elegant and luminous. The Doctor by whom it was shown hoped to irritate or subdue my English vanity by telling me, that we had no such repository of... | |
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