This is an elevation of literary character " above all Greek, above all Roman fame." No greater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught... The Monthly Epitome - Página 1431801Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 páginas
...reflored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be amamed. This is an elevation ration of literary character, above all Greek, above all...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs ; of having taught a fucceffion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 páginas
...to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary chara&er, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs ; of having taught a fucceflion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 páginas
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above ai'l Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency,, and wit from licentioufnefs; of having taught a fucccffion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 páginas
...taught innocence not to .be afhamed. This 5? am elevation of literary. character, above all Gretk, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual ple.a^ ftire, feparated mirth from indecency, , •and wit from lieentioufnefs ; of having taught a... | |
| 1791 - 354 páginas
...of literary character, abive all Greek, above ail Raman fame. No greater felicity can genius attnin than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth -from indecency, and wit from licentioufntfs ; of having taught a fucceffion of writers to biing elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 páginas
...to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary chara&er, " above all Greek, " above all Roman fame." No greater...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs; of having taught a fucceffion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
| 1793 - 412 páginas
...taught innocence not to be a(hamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Creek, above all Roman fame." No greater felicity can genius...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit fromlicentioufnefs; of having taught afucce(îïon of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid... | |
| 1793 - 738 páginas
...not to be aihamed. This is an elevation of literary cha' racter, above all Greek, above off fairton fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual plcafurc, fepar-ated mirth from indecency, .and wit from liccntioufnefs ; of having taught afuccefiion... | |
| 1798 - 666 páginas
...He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all greek, above all...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs -, of having taught a fucceffion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 páginas
...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... | |
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