 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...genius, by continual practice, hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would, therefore, never be able to shine, or distinguish...complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would take away the greatest, perhaps the only, topick we have left. Who would ever have suspected Asgill... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 532 pages
...hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never bi able to shine, or distinguish themselves, upon any other subject? We are daily complaining of ihe great decline of wit among us, and would take away the greatest, perhaps the only, topic we have... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 pages
...genius, by continual practice, hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine, or distinguish...complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would take away the greatest, perhaps the only ,. topic we have left. Who would ever have suspected AsgiU... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...themselves, upon any other subject! We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would take away the greatest, perhaps the only, topic we have left Who would ever nave suspected Asgill for a wit, or Toland for a philosopher, if the inexhaustible stock of Christianity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 pages
...genius, by continual practice, hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and an be no great crime, if nothing be taken away. Elegance...expense of dignity. A hero would wish to bo loved, as w take away the greatest, perhaps the only, topic we have left. Who would ever have suspected Asgill... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 pages
...genius, by continual praciice, hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine, or distinguish...complaining of the great decline of wit among us, ind would take away the greatest, perhaps :he only, topic we have left. Who would ever lave suspected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pages
...invectives against retfgion, and would therefore never be abie to shi ne, or distinguish themselves, u pon any other subject? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would take away the greatest, perhaps the only, topic we have left. Who would ever have suspected Asgill... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pages
...invectives against religion, and would, therefore, be never able to shine or distinguish themselves on any other subject ? We are daily complaining of the...great decline of wit among us, and would we take away ihe greatest, perhaps the only topic we have left ( Who would ever have suspected Asgill for a wit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pages
...genius, hy continual practice, hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine, or distinguish...are daily complaining of the great decline of wit amon" us, ind would take away the greatest, perhaps the only, topic we have left. Who would ever nave... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 pages
...genius, by continual practice, has been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine or distinguish...have left? Who would ever have suspected Asgil for a wir, or Toland for a philosopher, if the inexhaustible stock of Christianity had not been at hand to... | |
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... to display their abilities? What wonderful productions of wit should we be deprived of, from those whose genius by continual practice hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine... 
