 | Thomas James Mathias - 1799 - 462 pagina’s
...attainments, disregard the " common maxims of life, shall be reminded that nothing will su/iply *' the tuant of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, " long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, tmd. " genius contemptible." Dr. Johnson's Life of Savage, at the conclusion.... | |
 | Richard Savage - 1800 - 222 pagina’s
...attainments, difregarded the common maxims of Ufe, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity,...ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.* » In the foregoing life, we have adhered invariably to the wordt of Dr. Johnfon, though we have omitted... | |
 | 1800 - 624 pagina’s
...difregard the common maxims of life, ihall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of pn> dencej and that negligence and irregularity, long continued,...ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Of the intermediate and fubfequent lives, the moft eminent are thofe of Swift and Young. I» the former,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pagina’s
...attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and gi-nius contemptible. 3 O a SWIFT SWIFT. AN Account of Dr. Swift has been... | |
 | 1800 - 620 pagina’s
...attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, ihall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufeleft, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Of the intermediate and fabfequent lives, the moft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pagina’s
...attainments, difregard the common maxims of* life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity,...ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. EN1> OF THE TENTH VOLUME. trinttti h NICHOLS and SON, , FlitfStmt, London. J m V ... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pagina’s
...attainments, difregard the commort 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, wjt ridiculous, and genius contemptible. ''/• ' •'•• ' y 7 / '•'' ,7, ;,,-.. (*r,••)'... | |
 | 1802 - 442 pagina’s
...embarrassments in his domestic affairs ; but he had no friend to remind him " th.*t nothing will supply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless,' wit ridiculous, and genius contemplible." Dr. Jobnan. At what period of his life Carolan... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pagina’s
...attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. 3 O a, &WIFT SWI .F T. AN Account of Dr. Swift has... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pagina’s
...attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, ought to be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. Life of Savage. IMPRISONMENT. Few are mended by imprisonment;... | |
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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. 
