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" ... nothing will supply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. "
Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged - Page 54
1827
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time ..., Volume 5

Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...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...
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Annual Register, Volume 25

Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 pages
...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...
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The Works of Richard Savage ...

Richard Savage, Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 354 pages
...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...
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The Poetical Works of Richard Savage: With the Life of the Author, Volume 1

Richard Savage - 1780 - 390 pages
...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,...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets, Volume 9

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...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...
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Prefaces,Biographical and Critical to the Works of the English Poets

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 pages
...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...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...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...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 pages
...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...
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The European Magazine and London Review, by the Philological ..., Volume 1

1782 - 540 pages
...attainments, diiregai-dej the common maxims of life, outfit to be reminded, that nothing will ftipply the want of prudence ; and, that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelels, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." In our next Number we mean to give a Genealogical...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 pages
...or attainments, difregard the common maxims o * life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply * the want of prudence, and that negligence and * irregularity long continued, will make knowledge * ufelefsj wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' This celebrated eflay in biography was publifhed...
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