 He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character " above...  Lives of English poets - עמוד 116מאת Samuel Johnson - 1801תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 דפים
...to- be ashamed, fhis is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Ro- ' I* man fame." No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, sepatated mirth from indecency, and wit from Icentiousness ; of having taught a succession... | |
 | 1801 - 506 דפים
...rcßored virtue .' to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. Tliis is an eleva, tion of literary character, "above all Greek, above all...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioiifnefs; of having taught a fuccellion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 308 דפים
...laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be amamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleafurc, feparatedmiitli M 3 from from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs ; of hating taught a... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 דפים
...of prin" ciples. He has restored virtue to its " dignity, and taught innocence not to.be " ashamed. This is an elevation of literary " character, " above...attain than that of having purified " intellectual pleasure, separated mirth.from " indecency, and wit from licentiousness; " of having taught a succession... | |
 | 1803 - 434 דפים
...laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a sucession... | |
 | 1803 - 420 דפים
...laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a sucession... | |
 | Hannah Adams - 1804 - 398 דפים
...of truth. He has diffipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and eafinefs pf manners with laxity of principles. He has reftored...literary character above all Greek, above all Roman fame. Nogreater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 דפים
...laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed, i This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Ro" man fame." No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 428 דפים
...were at no great variance, fince amidft that florin of faction in which moft of his life was paffed, though his ftation made him confpicuous, and his activity...intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wi$ from Hcentioufnefs ; of having taught a fuccefficn of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 דפים
...laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character above all...attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession... | |
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