 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 pages
...who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE TENTH VOLUME. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RBFERENCB DEPARTMENT This book is under no circumstances... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 pages
...who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded that nothing will supply the want of prudence;...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible, END OF VOL. II. Lniulon : Printed liy TlmmaS D..VISOII, Lombard-street, Whitefriars. 25 THE BORROWER... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 318 pages
...who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. ENCOMIUMS ON SAVAGE. FROM DYER'S EPISTLE TO SAVAGE. THEE, SAVAGE, thee the justly great admire ; Thee,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 452 pages
...who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge xiseless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE SEVENTH VOLUME. LONDON : BY s. AND H.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 394 pages
...who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE SECOND VOLUME. I ... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...who, in confidence of superiour capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. i SWIFT. AN account of Dr. Swift has been already collected, with great diligence and acuteness, by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pages
...who, in confidence of superiour capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. SWIFT. AN account of Dr. Swift has been already collected, with great diligence and acuteness, by Dr.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 pages
...who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregarded the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. SWIFT. AN account of Dr. Swift has been already collected with great diligence and aruteness, by Dr.... | |
 | Charles Bulter - 1827 - 284 pages
...who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, will be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Most anxious was Mr. Sheridan to procure from Mr. Mansfield, something that had an appearance of a... | |
 | 1827 - 640 pages
...who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, will be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of...useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." ' Most anxious was Mr. Sheridan to procure from Mr. Mausfield something that had an appearance of a... | |
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... nothing will supply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. 
