 No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness; and, if...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Сторінка 114автори: Samuel Johnson - 1820Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 стор.
...to bring elegance and piety to the aid of goodness ; and, if 1 may use expressions yet more awful, M having " turned many to righteousness." . ^ ADDISON,...life, and for some time afterwards, was considered by |l>e greater part of readers as supremely excelling both in poetry and critvfcm. Part of his reputation... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 стор.
...felicity can " genius attain than that of having purified " intellectual pleasure, separated mirth.from " indecency, and wit from licentiousness; " of having...gaiety to the aid " of goodness; and, if I may use expres" sions yet more awful, of having turned 11 many to righteousness*." * Johnson's Life of Addison.... | |
 | 1803 - 420 стор.
...character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth...indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a sucession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the end of goodness ; and, to use expressions... | |
 | 1803 - 434 стор.
...character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth...indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a sucession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the end of goodness ; and, to use expressions... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 стор.
...character, " above all Greek, above all Ro" man fame." No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth...having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and1 gaiety totheaidof goodness; and, if I may use expressions yet more awful 3 of having " turned... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 стор.
...tens of thousands. " No greater felicity," says the moral Johnson, " can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth...more awful, of having ' turned many to righteousness' ^[." Of the literary character of Addison, the preceding essays have attempted to delineate the leading... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 стор.
...tens of thousands. " No greater felicity," says the moral Johnson, " can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth...more awful, of having ' turned many to righteousness' ^f." Of the literary character of Addison, the preceding essays have attempted to delineate the leading... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 стор.
...character above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth...more awful, of having turned many to righteousness." — " As a teacher of wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1808 - 496 стор.
...character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; and having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness ; and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 стор.
...character, " above all Greek, " above all Roman fame." No greater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth...was considered by a greater part of readers •» as as supremely excelling both in poetry and criticism < Part of his reputation may be probably ascribed... | |
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