 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 Seiten
...languim under any part of his fufferings, fiiatt be enabled to fortify their patience, by reflecting that they feel only thofe afflictions from which the abilities of Savage did not exempt him; or thofe, who, in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 Seiten
...languifh under any part of his fufiferings, mall be enabled to fortify their patience, by reflecting that they feel only thofe afflictions from which the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or tho£e, who, in. confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, ddfregard the common maxims of Hfe,... | |
 | 1797 - 490 Seiten
...monuments of poetical talents, and adding another teftimony to the truth of the following obfervation ; " Thofe who, in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life mould he reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 Seiten
...it in fuch pointed terms, that I fhall need, as I truft, no excufe for inferting fo fine a fpecimen of ftile and fentiment. ' This relation will not be...capacities ' or attainments, difregard the common maxims o * life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply * the want of prudence, and that negligence and... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 Seiten
...languifh under any part of his fufferings fhall be enabled to fortify their patience by reflecting, that they feel only thofe afflictions from which the...fupply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity long continued, will make knowledge ufelels, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 Seiten
...languifh under any part of his fuffer*• ings (hall be enabled to fortify their patience by re' flefting, that they feel only thofe afflictions from ' which...attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, * (hall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the ' war^t of prudence, and that negligence and irregu'... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 Seiten
...languifh under any part of his fuffer' ingsfhall be enabled to fortify their patience by ref fleeting, that they feel only thofe afflictions from ' which...not exempt him ; * or if thofe who in confidence of iuperior capacities or * attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, ' fhall be reminded, that... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 332 Seiten
...reflefting that they feel only thofe affliftions from which the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or thofe, who, in confidence of fuperior capacities or...fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufeJcfs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 Seiten
...languifh under any part of his fufferings, fhall be enabled to fortify their patience, by reflecting that they feel only thofe afflictions from which the abilities of Savage did not exempt him; or thofe, who, in confidence of fuperior capacities or or attainments, difregard the common maxims of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 424 Seiten
...any part of his fufferings, fhall be enabled to fortify their patience, by reflecting that they feel feel only thofe afflictions from which the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or thofe, who, in confidence of fuperiour capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life,... | |
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... the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. 
