 I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any other cause, if I can be numbered among the writers who have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth.  The Universal magazine - Page 111809Full view - About this book
 | 494 pages
...[NEW SEKIE». " We shall never envy the honours which wit and learning ob'.ain in any other •ause, if we can be numbered among the writers who have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to tiuth." — DR. JOHNSON. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS, CANONS of SCANDAL, or RULES for proceed to lay down... | |
 | 1752 - 196 pages
...this part of my work with pleafure, which no blame or praife of man fliall diminifh or augment. I mall never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any other caufe, if I can be numbered among the writers who have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth.... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...this part of my work with pleafure, which no blame or pralle of man ihalldimimfli or augment. I fhufl never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any other caufe, if I can be numbered among the writers who have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 pages
...this part of my work with pleafure, which no blame or praife of man fhall diminifh or augment. I fhall never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any other caufe, if I can be numbered among the writers who have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 422 pages
...this part of my work with pleafure, which no blame or praife of man fhall diminifh or augment. I fhall never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any other caufe, if I can be numbered among the writers who have givdn ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...profe fentence, " I fhall never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any other caufe, if I can be numbered among the writers who have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth." His friend Dr. Birch being now engaged in preparing an edition of Raleigh's frnaller pieces,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...this part of my work with pleafure, which no blame or praife of man fhall diminifh or augment. I fhall never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any other caufe, if I can be numbered among the writers who have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...** back on this part of my work with pleafure, " which no man fhall diminifh or augment. " I fhall never envy the honours which wit and " learning obtain in any other caufe, if I can " be numbered among the writers who have " given ardour to virtue, and confidence to... | |
 | 1798 - 432 pages
... 1 11 \ I MONTHLY VISITOR, AND POCKET COMPANION, BY A SOCIETY OF GENTLEMEN. We lhall never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any other caufe, if we can he numhered among the writers who give ardour to virtue and confidence to truth. PJV... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...he consoles himself. How much better would it have been, to have ended with the prose sentence " I shall never envy the honours which wit and learning obtain in any other cause, If I can be numbered among the writers who have given ardour to virtue, and confidence to truth." His... | |
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