A physician in a great city seems to be the mere plaything of fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the most part, totally casual — they that employ him know not his excellence; they that reject him know not his deficience. By any acute observer... The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment - Pagina 4411831Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 294 pagina’s
...the mere plaything thing of Fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part, totally cafual: they that employ him, know not his excellence ; they that reject him, know not his deficience. By an acute obfervcr, who had looked on the tranfactions of the medical world for half... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 522 pagina’s
...be the mere play-thing of Fortune ; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part, totally cafual : they that employ him, -know not his excellence; they that reject him, know not his defjcience. By an acute obferver, who had looked on the tranfactions of the medical world for half... | |
| SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 pagina’s
...plaything AKENSIDE. 9 thing of Fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part, totally cafual : they that employ him, know not his excellence ; they that reject him, know not his deficience. By an acute obferver, who had looked on the tranfactions of the medical world for half... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pagina’s
...attained any great extent of practice, or eminence qf popularity. A phyfician in a great eity feems to be the mere play-thing of Fortune ; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part, totally cafual : they that employ him, know not his excellence ; they that reje£t him,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pagina’s
...atr tained any great extent of pra&ice, or eminence of popularity. A phyfician in a great city feems to be the mere play-thing of Fortune ; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part, totally cafual : they that employ him, know not his excellence ; they that re'jeft him,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pagina’s
...attained any great extent of practice, or eminence of popularity. A phyfician in a great city feems to be the mere play-thing of Fortune ; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part; tbtally cafual : they that employ hirri, know not his excellence ; they that rejedt him,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pagina’s
...attained any great extent of practice, or eminence of popularity. A phyfician in a great city ieetns to be the mere play-thing of Fortune; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part, totally cafual: they that employ him, know not his excellence ; they that reject him, know... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pagina’s
...attained any great extent of practice, or eminence of popularity. A phyfician in a great city feems to be the mere play-thing of Fortune ; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part, totally cafual : they that employ him, know not his excellence ; they that reject him, know... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 312 pagina’s
...great extent of prafticc, or eminence of popularity. A H 3 phyfic'an phyfician in a great city fecms to be the mere play-thing of Fortune ; his degree of reputation is, for the moft part, totally cafual: they that employ him, know not his excellence; they that rejcct him, know... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - 1795 - 682 pagina’s
...the mere play-thing of fortune; hie degree of reputation is , for the moft part , totally cafual : they that employ him, know not his excellence ; they that reject him, know not his déficience. By an acute obferver , who had looked on the transactions o£ the medical world for half... | |
| |