| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...EDITION of DR. JOHNSON's DICTIONARY. IT is the Fate of thofe who toil at the lower Employments of Life, to be rather driven by the Fear of Evil, than attracted by the Profpect of Good ; to be expofed to Cenfure, without Hope or Praife ; to be difgraced by Mifcarriage,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...EDITION of DR. JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY. IT is the Fate of thofe who toil at the lower Employments of Life, to be rather driven by the Fear of Evil, than attracted by the Profpe£t of Good ; to be expofed to Cenfure, without Hope or Praife ; to be difgraced by Mifcarriage,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...JOHNSON. TOTHE ENGLISH DICTIONARY. IT is the fate of thofe who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the profpeft of gfod ; to be expofed to cenfurc, without hope of praife* to be difgraced by mifcarriage,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 pages
...PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY. IT is the fate of thofe who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the profpect of good ; to be cxpofed to cenfure, without hope of praife ; to be difgraced by mifcarriage,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...past. . - ,'- Idler, vol. 2, p. 113. It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted...praise; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished ' x . ' for for neglect, wliere success would have been without applause, and diligence without reward.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 pages
...the Life. PREFACE. Г Т is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rathe driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good ; to be ex« posed to censure, without hope, of praise ; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished for neglect,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY. IT is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted...been without applause, and diligence without reward. Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries; whom mankind have considered, not as the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...year 1747. C. ENGLISH DICTIONARY. IT is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than -attracted....been without applause, and diligence without reward. Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries ; -whom mankind have considered, -not as... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...DICTIONARY, IT is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by thefear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good ;...been without applause, and diligence without reward. Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries; whom mankind have considered, not asthe... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 808 pages
...COUBK PREFACE TO THE FOLIO EDITION. IT is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good ; to be exposed to erasure, without hope of praise ; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished for Defect, where success... | |
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