 Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and most materials for conversation; and these purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians.  Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life - Trang 358bởi James Boswell, Samuel Johnson - 1887Xem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1785 - 360 trang
...fkill in HYDROSTATICS or ASTRONOMY ; but his moral and prudential charafter immediately appears. " THOSE AUTHORS, THEREFORE, ARE TO BE READ AT SCHOOLS,...ARE BEST SERVED BY POETS, ORATORS, AND HISTORIANS." Dr. JOHNSON. * The laws of England muft alfo be comprehended among the academical flu dies. The excellent... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 trang
...his (kill in hydrostaticks or astroru my; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools that supply most axicwi of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and most materiafs for conversa tion ; and these... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 trang
...his fltill in hydrostaticks or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. Those ^authors, therefore, are to be read at schools...historians Let me not be censured for this digression as pedantick or paradoxical; for if I ba.\e Milton against me, 1 have Socrates on my side. It was his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 trang
...moral and prudential character immediately appears; Those authors therefore, are to be read at school, that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles...conversation ; and these purposes are best served by poetSi orators, and historians. Ibid. It ought always to be steadily inculeated, that ' virtue is the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 trang
...his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools...historians. Let me not be censured for this digression as pedantick or paradoxical ; for, if I have Milton against me, I have Socrates on my side. It was his... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 trang
...skill in hydrostaties or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. 1'hose authors, therefore, are to be read at schools, that...principles of moral truth, and most materials for conveisation ; and these purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians. Let me not be... | |
 | George Horne - 1808 - 320 trang
...and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors therefore are to be read at schools, (hat supply most axioms of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and most materials for conversation j and these purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians. (Warton, 117.)'— Milton afterwards... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 trang
...his skill in hydfostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools...historians. Let me not be censured for this digression as pedantick or paradoxical ; for, if I have Milton against me, I have Socrates on my side. It was his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 trang
...skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy; but his moral and prudential character immediately appears. s Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools...that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles <ir moral truth,, and most materials , for conversation; and these purposes are best served by poets,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 trang
...his skill in hydrostaticks or astronomy ; but his moral and prudeutiaj character immediately appears. Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools that supply most axioms of prudente, most prineiples of moral truth, and most materials for conversation ; and these purposes... | |
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