Letters from a Father to His Son: Letters ... written in the years 1792 and 1793. 3d ed. 1796J. Johnson, 1796 |
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... common practice of con- founding the merit of the writer with that of his work ; as if fuperior abilities fhould always produce fuperior performances . But though the inventor ftands higher in the scale of genius than the improver , yet ...
... common practice of con- founding the merit of the writer with that of his work ; as if fuperior abilities fhould always produce fuperior performances . But though the inventor ftands higher in the scale of genius than the improver , yet ...
Сторінка 35
... , whose minute details of common occurences , or references to idle and extravagant fables , may deform his work as a production of genius , D 2 genius , while they afford high gratification to the curious ATTACHMENT TO THE ANCIENTS . 35.
... , whose minute details of common occurences , or references to idle and extravagant fables , may deform his work as a production of genius , D 2 genius , while they afford high gratification to the curious ATTACHMENT TO THE ANCIENTS . 35.
Сторінка 39
... common cant em- ployed against all projects for improve- ment , " that perfection is a thing not at- tainable here below - that every thing hu- man must partake of the defects of human nature - that it is a folly to aim at impoffi ...
... common cant em- ployed against all projects for improve- ment , " that perfection is a thing not at- tainable here below - that every thing hu- man must partake of the defects of human nature - that it is a folly to aim at impoffi ...
Сторінка 44
... ridicule of the light . Above all , it has been treated with that ironical fneer , which is fo common a re- fource to those who are conscious of being deficient deficient in argument . " Thank heaven ! I am 44 LETTER V.
... ridicule of the light . Above all , it has been treated with that ironical fneer , which is fo common a re- fource to those who are conscious of being deficient deficient in argument . " Thank heaven ! I am 44 LETTER V.
Сторінка 46
... common topic of railing against philosophy , is the extravagant and contradictory opinions held by the ancient fchools of philofophers . But with whom ought they to be compared ? Not with those who have been enlightened by direct ...
... common topic of railing against philosophy , is the extravagant and contradictory opinions held by the ancient fchools of philofophers . But with whom ought they to be compared ? Not with those who have been enlightened by direct ...
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