| Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 str.
...capacities, or attainments, difregard the common maxima of life, mall be reminded that nothing can fupply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' *** Dr. Dr. THOMAS SHERIDAN WA S born in the county... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 str.
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, flialt be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Of the intermediate and fubfequent lives, the moft... | |
| Richard Savage, Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 354 str.
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded that nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE LIFE OF MR. SAVAGE. LOVE IN A VEIL. A... | |
| Richard Savage - 1780 - 390 str.
...or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fii ;.', i be reminded that nothing will fnpply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity long continued will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. TO THOMAS HAgRIS, PATENTEE OF THE •THEATRE ROYAL,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 str.
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridicu.» lous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVILE. OF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 str.
...capacities or attainments, ddfregard the common maxims of Hfe, fhall be reminded, that nothing . will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, -and genius contemptible, . , 5 • SWIFT. w T. . -1 r 381 ] SWIFT. AN Account... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 str.
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. w T. , • SW IF T. A ^ N Account of Dr. Swift has... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 str.
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVIL E. kF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 str.
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity...ufelels, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' This celebrated eflay in biography was publifhed in the month of February 1744, and gave occafion to... | |
| 1787 - 430 str.
...and attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, ought to be reminded, th:U nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelcfs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. 'TIS honourable to fupport the glory of one's anceftors... | |
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