 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, flialt be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and 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 pagina’s
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded that nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE LIFE OF MR. SAVAGE. LOVE IN A VEIL. A... | |
 | Richard Savage - 1780 - 390 pagina’s
...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 - 474 pagina’s
...capacities or attainments, ddfregard the common maxims of Hfe, fhall be reminded, that nothing . will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, -and genius contemptible, . , 5 • SWIFT. w T. . -1 r 381 ] SWIFT. AN Account... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 pagina’s
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and 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 - 478 pagina’s
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and 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 - 258 pagina’s
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridicu.» lous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVILE. OF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able... | |
 | 1782 - 540 pagina’s
...attainments, diiregai-dej the common maxims of life, outfit to be reminded, that nothing will ftipply the want of prudence ; and, that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelels, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." In our next Number we mean to give a Genealogical... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 pagina’s
...or attainments, difregard the common maxims o * life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply * the want of prudence, and that negligence and * irregularity long continued, will make knowledge * ufelefsj wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' This celebrated eflay in biography was publifhed... | |
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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. 
