 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 Seiten
...capacities, or attainments, difregard the common maxima of life, mall be reminded that nothing can fupply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' *** Dr. Dr. THOMAS SHERIDAN WA S born in the county... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 Seiten
...who, in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, flialt be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Of the intermediate and fubfequent lives, the moft... | |
 | Richard Savage, Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 354 Seiten
...reflefting that they feel only thole affliftions from which the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or thofe, who, in confidence of fuperior capacities or...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE LIFE OF MR. SAVAGE. LOVE IN A VEIL. A... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 316 Seiten
...not exempt him ; or if thofe, who, in Confidence of fuperior Capacities or Attainments, difregardthe common Maxims of Life, fhall be reminded that nothing...Irregularity, long continued, ' will make Knowledge uftlefs, Wit ridiculous, and Genius contemptible. ift of Mr, SAVAGE. ( 173 > THE LIFE 0 F Sir FRANCIS... | |
 | Richard Savage - 1780 - 390 Seiten
...or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fii ;.', i be reminded that nothing will fnpply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity long continued will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. TO THOMAS HAgRIS, PATENTEE OF THE •THEATRE ROYAL,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 Seiten
...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...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridicu.» lous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVILE. OF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 Seiten
...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...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVIL E. kF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 Seiten
...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...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. i .v. SWIFT. SWIFT. "•..",*. SWIF T. AN Account... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 Seiten
...feel only thofe afflictions from which the abilities of Savage did not exempt him ; or thofe, whoj in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments,...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. w T. , • SW IF T. A ^ N Account of Dr. Swift has... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 Seiten
...tho£e, who, in. confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, ddfregard the common maxims of Hfe, fhall be reminded, that nothing . will fupply the...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, -and genius contemptible, . , 5 • SWIFT. w T. . -1 r 381 ] SWIFT. AN Account... | |
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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. 
