| 1774 - 390 páginas
...his Merit had made his Enemies. Nor are fuch the only Opponents of great Enterprifes : There are fome Men of narrow Views, and grovelling Conceptions, who,...Endeavour to depart from the beaten Track, as the rath Effort of a warm Imagination or the glittering Speculation of an exalted Mind, that may pleafe... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 392 páginas
...his Merit had made his Enemies. Nor are fuch the only Opponents of great Enterprifes : There are fome Men of narrow Views, and grovelling Conceptions, who,...Inftigation of perfonal Malice, treat every new Attempt a« wild and chimeiical, and look upon every Endeavour to depart from the beaten Track, as the rafh... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 páginas
...combined with folly. Ditto, ditto, p. 76. SCEPTICISM. THERE are fome men of narrow views, and groveling conceptions, who, without the inftigation of perfonal...rafh effort of a warm imagination, or the glittering fpeculation of an exalted mind, that may pleafe and dazzle for a time, but can produce no real, or... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 páginas
...his merit had made his enemies. Nor are fuch the only opponents of great enterprifes : there are fome men, of narrow views and grovelling conceptions, who,...rafh effort of a warm imagination, or the glittering fpeculation of an exalted mind, that may pleafe and dazzle for a time, but can produce no real or lafting... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 páginas
...his merit had made his enemies. Nor are fuch the only opponents of great enterprifes : there are fome men, of narrow views and grovelling conceptions, who,...rafh effort of a warm imagination, or the glittering fpeculation of an exalted mind, that may pleafe and dazzle for a time, but can produce no real or lafting... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 páginas
...his men: had made his enemies. Nor are fuch the only opponents of great enterprifes : there are fome men, of narrow views and grovelling conceptions, who,...wild and chimerical, and look upon every endeavour to depirt from the beaten track as the rafli effort of a warm imagination, or the glittering fpeculation... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1792 - 630 páginas
...(fays Dr. Johnfon,) " of narrow " views, and grovelling conceptions, who, without the infti" gation of perfonal malice, treat every new attempt as wild...from the beaten track, as the rafh effort of a warm imaginau tion, or the glittering fpeculation of an exalted mind, that " may pleafe and dazzle for a... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 558 páginas
...only opponents of great enterprifes : there are-fome men, of narrow views and groH 2 veiling veiling conceptions, who, without the inftigation of perfonal...rafh effort of a warm imagination, or the glittering fppculation of an exalted mind, that may pleafe and dazzle for a time, but can produce no real or lading... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 554 páginas
...are fuch the only opponents of great enterprifes : there are fame men, of narrow views and groveiling conceptions, who, without the inftigation of perfonal...every endeavour to depart from the beaten track as the ra(h effort of a warm imagination, or the glittering fpeculation of an exalted mind, that may pleafe... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 632 páginas
...men," (fays Dr. Johnfon,) " of narrow views, and grovelling conceptions, " who, without the infligation of perfonal malice, " treat every new attempt as wild...upon every endeavour to depart from ** the beaten tract, as the rafh effort of a warm " imagination, or the glittering fpeculation of an " exalted mind,... | |
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