 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 страници
...he must consider right and wrons in their abstracted and invariable state: he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to General and transcendental...himself with the slow progress of his name; contemn the praise of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 страници
...he must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable state; he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental...commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must wiite as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and consider himself as presiding... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 страници
...he must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable state: he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental...himself with the slow progress of his name; contemn the praise of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 страници
...must consider right and wrong ia their abstracted and invariable state : he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental...content himself with the slow progress of his -name, contejnn the applause of his own . ime, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He musT... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 страници
...he must consider right and wrong in their abstract and invariable state ; he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental...same : he must therefore content himself with the slovr progress of his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, aud commit his claims to the justice... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 250 страници
...must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable state ; he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental...interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and con- . sider himself as presiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being... | |
 | Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - 1820 - 482 страници
...mint disregard present lairs and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental truths, which irill always be the same; he must, therefore, (content himself with the slow progress of his name 43), contemn the applause of his oivn time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must... | |
 | William Driverger - 1820 - 648 страници
...still aim at loftier distinctions. A poet must divest himself of the prejudices of his ago or country. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind. He must consider himself as presiding over the thoughts and manners of successive generations. His... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 594 страници
...he must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable state; he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental...to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpjeter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and consider himself as presiding over the thoughts... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 768 страници
...must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable state ; he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental...himself with the slow progress of his name ; contemn the praise of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter... | |
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He must divest himself of the prejudices of his age or country; he must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable state; he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental truths, which will always be... 
