| Thomas James Mathias - 1797 - 208 páginas
...attainments, disregard the *' common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing mill su/t" .ply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity^ " long continued, will make knowledge useless, -wit ridiculous, and " genius contemptible.'" Dr. Johnson's Life of Savage, at the conclusion.... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - 1799 - 462 páginas
...attainments, disregard the " common maxims of life, shall be reminded that nothing will su/iply *' the tuant of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, " long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, tmd. " genius contemptible." Dr. Johnson's Life of Savage, at the conclusion.... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - 1799 - 786 páginas
...difregard the •' common maxims of life, fliall be reminded that nothing ivitt fup" ply the <xant of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, " long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and, " genius contemptible" Dr. Johnfon's Life of Savage, at the conclufion.... | |
| Richard Savage - 1800 - 222 páginas
...thofe, who, in con6dence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregarded the common maxims of Ufe, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.* » In the foregoing life, we have adhered invariably... | |
| 1800 - 620 páginas
...who, in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, ihall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufeleft, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Of the intermediate and fabfequent lives, the moft... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and gi-nius contemptible. 3 O a SWIFT SWIFT. AN Account of Dr. Swift has been... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 páginas
...the abilities of Savage did not exempt liim ; or thofe, who, in confidence of fuperior capacities or or attainments, difregard the common maxims of* life,...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. EN1> OF THE TENTH VOLUME. trinttti h NICHOLS and... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 páginas
...exempt him ; or thofe, who, in confidence of luperior capacities or attainments, difregard the commort maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wjt ridiculous, and genius contemptible. ''/• ' •'•• ' y 7 / '•'' ,7, ;,,-.. (*r,••)'... | |
| 1802 - 442 páginas
...embarrassments in his domestic affairs ; but he had no friend to remind him " th.*t nothing will supply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless,' wit ridiculous, and genius contemplible." Dr. Jobnan. At what period of his life Carolan... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. 3 O a, &WIFT SWI .F T. AN Account of Dr. Swift has... | |
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