When we see men grow old and die at a certain time one after another, from century to century, we laugh at the elixir that promises to prolong life to a thousand years; and with equal justice may the lexicographer be derided who, being able to produce... Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnsonпо Samuel Johnson, George Birkbeck Norman Hill - 1888 - 323 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
| Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 808 страници
...now begin to fear that 1 have indulged expectation which neither reason nor experience can justify. When we see men grow old and die at a certain time...justice may the lexicographer be derided, who, being ahle to produce no example of a nation that has preserved their words and phrases from mutability,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 страници
...now begin to fear that 1 have indulged expectation which neither reason nor experience can justify. When we see men grow old and die at a certain time...derided, who being able to produce no example of a ation that has preserved their words and phrases from mutability, shall imagine that his dictionary... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 страници
...now begin to fear that 4. have indulged expectation which neither reason nor experience can justify. When we see men grow old and die at a certain time...; and with equal justice may the lexicographer be de]cided, who being able to produce no example of a ation that has preserved their words and phrases... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 страници
...now begin to fear that I have indulged expectation which neither reason nor experience can justify. When we see men grow old and die at a certain time...their words and phrases from mutability, shall imagine that his dictionary can embalm his language, and secure it from corruption and decay, that it is in... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 450 страници
...now begin to fear that I have indulged expectation which neither reason nor experience can justify. When we see men grow old and die at a certain time...their words and phrases from mutability, shall imagine that his dictionary can embalm his language, and secure it from corruption and decay, that it is in... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 страници
...now begin to fear that 1 have indulged expectation which neither reason nor experience can justify. When we see men grow old and die at a certain time...their words and phrases from mutability, shall imagine that his dictionary can embalm his language, and secure it from corruption and decay, that it is in... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 страници
...now begin to fear that I have indulged expectation which neither reason nor experience can justify. When we see men grow old and die at a certain time...their words and phrases from mutability, shall imagine that his dictionary can embalm his language, and secure it from corruption and decay, that it is in... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 416 страници
...now begin to fear that I have indulged expectation which neither reason nor experience can justify. When we see men grow old and die at a certain time oae after another, from century to century, we laugh at the elixir that promises to prolong life to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 504 страници
...now begin to fear, that I have indulged expectation which neither reason nor experience can justify. When we see men grow old and die at a certain time...their words and phrases from mutability, shall imagine that his dictionary can embalm his language, and secure it from corruption and decay, that it is in... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 476 страници
...now begin to fear, that I have indulged expectation which neither reason nor experience can justify. When we see men grow old and die at a certain time...derided, who being able to produce no example of a ant ion that has preserved their words and phrases from mutability, shall imagine that his dictionary... | |
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