 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 trang
...capacities, or attainments, difregard the common maxima of life, mall be reminded that nothing can fupply the want of prudence, and that negligence and...make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' *** Dr. Dr. THOMAS SHERIDAN WA S born in the county of Cavan, where his father kept... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 trang
...in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, flialt be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence;...make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Of the intermediate and fubfequent lives, the moft eminent are thofe of Swift and Young.... | |
 | Richard Savage, Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 354 trang
...in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded that nothing will fupply the want of prudence...make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE LIFE OF MR. SAVAGE. LOVE IN A VEIL. A COMEDY. ACTED AT THE THEATRE ROYAL IN... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 316 trang
...who, in Confidence of fuperior Capacities or Attainments, difregardthe common Maxims of Life, fhall be reminded that nothing will fupply the Want of Prudence...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, Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 294 trang
...in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and ii regularity, long continued, will make knowledge ulelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.... | |
 | Richard Savage - 1780 - 390 trang
...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...make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. TO THOMAS HAgRIS, PATENTEE OF THE •THEATRE ROYAL, CO VENT GARDEN. sin, . 1 BEG leave... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 trang
...in. confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, ddfregard the common maxims of Hfe, fhall be reminded, that nothing . will fupply the want of prudence...make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, -and genius contemptible, . , 5 • SWIFT. w T. . -1 r 381 ] SWIFT. AN Account of Dr. Swift has been already collected,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 trang
...in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence;...make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVIL E. kF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able to fay any thing that can fatisfy curiofity.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 trang
...in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence;...make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. i .v. SWIFT. SWIFT. "•..",*. SWIF T. AN Account of Dr. Swift has been already *^ collected,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 trang
...in confidence of fuperior capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence;...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridicu.» lous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVILE. OF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able to fay any... | |
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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. 
