| 1782 - 540 páginas
...attainments, diiregai-dej the common maxims of life, outfit to be reminded, that nothing will ftipply the want of prudence ; and, that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelels, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." In our next Number we mean to give a Genealogical... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 páginas
...not exempt him ; or if thofe who in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing...and irregularity long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' . This This celebrated eflay in biography was publifhed... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 páginas
...if thofe who in confidence of fuperior capacities ' or attainments, difregard the common maxims o * life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply...* irregularity long continued, will make knowledge * ufelefsj wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' This celebrated eflay in biography was publifhed... | |
| Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 páginas
...exempt him ; * or if thofe who in confidence of iuperior capacities or * attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, ' fhall be reminded, that nothing...fupply the ' want of prudence, and that negligence and irreguf larity long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, ' wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible/... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 páginas
...exempt him ; ' or if thofe who in confidence of fuperior capacities or ' attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, ' fhall be reminded, that nothing...fupply the ' want of prudence, and that negligence and irregu' larity long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, ( wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.'... | |
| 1787 - 430 páginas
...fuperior capacities and attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, ought to be reminded, th:U nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelcfs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. 'TIS honourable to fupport the glory of one's anceftors... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 332 páginas
...not exempt him ; or thofe, who, in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufeJcfs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. SWIF T. SWIFT. AN Account of Dr. Swift has been already... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 páginas
...not exempt him; or thofe, who, in confidence of fuperior capacities or or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE TENTH VOLUME. 3h » f• ' • ... | |
| 1795 - 408 páginas
...fometimes occafioned embarraffments in his domeftic affairs ; but he had no friend to remind him, " that nothing will fupply the want of prudence, and...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." At what period of his life, Carolan commenced an... | |
| 1797 - 496 páginas
...confidence of fupe-. rior capacities or attainments, difrejçard the common i-uxims of life fhould be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity lona; continued will make knowledge ululéis, wit ridiculous, and ge. nius conte !i;>tible." (fa be... | |
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