 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 страници
...and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation...character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. As a teacher of wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 страници
...and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to it's dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed, This is an elevation...taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gayety to the aid of goodness ; and, if I may use expressions yet more aweful, of having turned many... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 страници
...and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation...fame." No greater felicity can genius attain, than thatof having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 страници
...observed, that he employed wit on the side of religion, restored Virtue to her dignity, and taught Innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation...above all Roman fame." No greater felicity can genius obtain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasures, separated mirth from indecency, and wit... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1812 - 516 страници
...and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation...elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness ; and, to use expressions yet more awful, of having " turned many to righteousness." As a describer of life... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 страници
...and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation...gaiety to the aid of goodness ; and, if I may use espressions yet more awful, of having " turned many to righteousness." Addison, in his life, and for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 страници
...and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation...No greater felicity can genius attain than that of VOL. n. i having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness... | |
 | 1820 - 422 страници
...vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation...literary character, ' above all Greek, above all Roman lame.' Cowper, in his Table Talk, speaking of the writers who sueceeded the profligate wits of Charles... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 434 страници
...and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation...No greater felicity can genius attain than that of VOL. n. I having purified /intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 632 страници
...and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation...elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness ; and, if 1 may use expressions yet more awful, of having ' turned many to righteousness.' In his private character,... | |
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... truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character,... 
