 | Samuel Johnson, William Alexander Clouston - 1875 - 346 páginas
...observation regarding the literary career of Addison may be justly applied to himself : " No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified...mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; and of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness."... | |
 | James Macaulay - 1884 - 164 páginas
...ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above all Greek, above all Rome fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified...writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of good men; and, if I may use expressions yet more awful, of having turned many to righteousness" To... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1886 - 516 páginas
...ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified...righteousness. Addison, in his life, and for some time aftenvards, was considered by the greater part of readers as supremely excelling both in poetry and... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1887 - 216 páginas
...No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separating mirth from indecency and wit from licentiousness ;...awful, of having ' turned many to righteousness.' " 2 It need only be added that to a. fair share of this high praise Steele also is justly entitled.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 360 páginas
...ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, ' above all Greek, above all Roman fame1.' No greater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified...awful, of having ' turned many to righteousness*.' Works, vii.451. 1 Pope, Imitations of Horace, ii. 1. 26. 1 Daniel, xii. 3. Advice : Sanrael Johnson.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1888 - 356 páginas
...ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, ' above all Greek, above all Roman fame1.' No greater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified...expressions yet more awful, of having ' turned many to righteousness2.' Works, vii. 45i. 1 Pope, Imitations of Horace, ii. I. 26. ' Daniel, xii. 3. Advice... | |
 | Spectator, Sir Richard Steele - 1876 - 324 páginas
...ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified...more awful, of having turned many to righteousness." — " As a teacher of wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1890 - 474 páginas
...ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified...expressions yet more awful, of having turned many to righteousness.1 Addison, in his life, and for some time afterwards, was considered by the greater part... | |
 | George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1892 - 220 páginas
...ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character ' above all Greek, above all Roman fame.' No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified...awful, of having ' turned many to righteousness.' " " The task of the future reformer will be not a little different and perhaps somewhat harder. " The... | |
 | GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL - 1892 - 418 páginas
...ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character ' above all Greek, above all Roman fame.' No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified...expressions yet more awful, of having ' turned many to righteousness.'"1 The task of the future reformer will be not a little different and perhaps somewhat... | |
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No greater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness ; and,... 
