 The task of an author is, either to teach what is not known, or to recommend known truths, by his manner of adorning them; either to let new light in upon the mind, and open new scenes to the prospect, or to vary the dress and situation of common objects,...  The Rambler - Page 14by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 368 pages
...shines, Nor takes up pow'r, nor lays it down, * As giddy rabblea sraila or frown. FHAKCIS. THE task of an author- is, either .to teach what is not known,...either to let new light in upon the mind, and open new scenes to the prospect, or to vary the dress and situation of common objects, so as to give them fresh... | |
 | 1818 - 264 pages
...Clerk of the District offlfasfachusettt. - 2,1* PREFACE, "THE task of an author ;" says Dr. Johnson, is to teach what is not known, or to recommend known truths by his manner tr adorning them." To attempt the former is sufficiently irksome KJ enervate endeavour, and to succeed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 462 pages
...shines ; Nor takes up pow'r, nor lays it down, As giddy rabbles smile or frown. ELPHINSTON. r I^HB task of an author is, either to teach what -*- is not known,...either to let new light in upon the mind, and open new scenes to the prospect, or to vary the dress and situation of common objects, so as to give them fresh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 462 pages
...honours Virtue shines ; Nor takes up pow'r, nor lays it down, As giddy tabbies smile or frown. - THE task of an author is, either to teach what is not known,...either to let new light in upon the mind, and open new scenes to the prospect, or to vary the dress and situation of common objects, so as to give them fresh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 472 pages
...; Nor takes up pow'r, nor lays it down, As giddy rabbles smile or frown.— —ELFHINSTON. THE task of an author is, either to teach what is not known,...either to let new light in upon the mind, and open new scenes to the prospect, or to vary the dress and situation of common objects, so as to give them fresh... | |
 | 1822 - 578 pages
...requires no reply. Now that we have a specimen of this unambitious journal, which modestly undertakes " either to teach what is not known, or to recommend known truths by the manner of adorning them," we must assure the anonymous Editor that we perceive nothing in his pages... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 748 pages
...shines ; Nor takes up power, nor lays it down, As giddy rabbles smile or frown, ELPHINSTON. THE task of an author is, either to teach what is not known,...either to let new light in upon the mind, and open new scenes to the prospect, or to vary the dress and situation of common objects, so as to give them fresh... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 638 pages
...shines ; Nor takes up pow'r, nor lays it down, As giddy rabbles smile or frown. — ELPHINsToN. THE task of an author is, either to teach what is not known,...either to let new light in upon the mind, and open new scenes to the prospect, or to vary the dress and situation of common objects, so as to give them fresh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 526 pages
...shines; Nor takes up pow'r, nor lays it down, As giddy rabbles smile or frown. EI.PnINSToN. THE task of an author is, either to teach what is not known,...either to let new light in upon the mind, and open new scenes to the prospect, or to vary the dress and situation of common objects, so as to give them fresh... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 pages
...giddy rabbles smile or frown. ELPHINSTON. THE task of an author is, either to teach what is not knowu, or to recommend known truths by his manner of adorning...either to let new light in upon the mind, and open new scenes to the prospect, or to vary the dress and situation of common objects, so as to give them fresh... | |
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