 | Thomas James Mathias - 1799 - 786 pages
...difregard the •' common maxims of life, fliall be reminded that nothing ivitt fup" ply the <xant of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, " long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and, " genius contemptible" Dr. Johnfon's Life of Savage, at the conclufion.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. 30a SWIFT SWIFT. AN Account of Dr. Swift has been... | |
 | Richard Savage - 1800 - 222 pages
...capacities or attainments, difregarded the common maxims of life, wall 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.* » In the foregoing lift, we have adhered invariably... | |
 | 1800 - 620 pages
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, ihall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufeleft, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Of the intermediate and fabfequent lives, the moft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 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. EN1> OF THE TENTH VOLUME. trinttti h NICHOLS and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...capacities or attainments, difregard the commort 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, wjt ridiculous, and genius contemptible. ''/• ' •'•• ' y 7 / '•'' ,7, ;,,-.. (*r,••)'... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. 3 O a, &WIFT SWI .F T. AN Account of Dr. Swift has... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...capacities and attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, ought to be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence; and that negligence and...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. Life of Savage. IMPRISONMENT. Few are mended by imprisonment;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 420 pages
...capacities and attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, ought to be reminded, that nothing; will supply the want of prudence ; and that negligence...irregularity, long ^continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. , • . Life of Savage. IMPIUSONMENT. . Few are mended... | |
 | William Collins - 1805 - 266 pages
...capacities and attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence; and that negligence and...irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." — Vide Johnson's Life of Savage, 156 That Dr.... | |
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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. 
