 | Samuel Johnson - 1846 - 184 Seiten
...contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of...worthy of his thoughts, must, by incessant practice familiarize to himself every delicacy of speech and grace of harmony." CHAPTER XI. IMLAC'S NARRATIVE... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1846 - 416 Seiten
...of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and consider himself as presiding over the thoughts arid manners of future generations ; as a being superior...worthy of his thoughts, must , by incessant practice , familiarize to himself every delicacy of speech and grace of harmony. « lieux , le climat ou les... | |
 | Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - 1846 - 584 Seiten
...write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and consider himself as presiding 44 over the thoughts and manners of future generations,...and, that his style may be worthy of his thoughts, he must, by incessant practice, familiarize himself to every delicacy of speech and grace of harmony.... | |
 | Jean Pons Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - 1850 - 566 Seiten
...contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of...himself every delicacy of speech and grace of harmony. S. JOHNSON. XIV. Observation. As it is chiefly in poetry that the English language differs from the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1851 - 228 Seiten
...contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of...generations; as a being superior to time and place. " His labor is not yet at an end: he must know many languages and many sciences; and, that his style may... | |
 | Charles Jean Delille - 1851 - 506 Seiten
...influences of climate or custom, from the sprightliness of infancy to the despondence of decrepitude. His labour is not yet at an end : he must know many...worthy of his thoughts, must, by incessant practice, familiarize to himself every delicacy of speech and grace of harmony. — JOHNSON. Sublimity of conception.... | |
 | Horace - 1855 - 718 Seiten
...of climate, or custom, from the sprightliuess of infancy to the despondence of decrepitude. * * * * His labour is not yet at an end; he must know many...worthy of his thoughts, must, by incessant practice, familiarize to himself every delicacy of speech, and grace of harmony." Let the student diligently... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 358 Seiten
...contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of...himself every delicacy of speech and grace of harmony. 155.— THE CHARACTER 01-. LOUIS XI. COMINES [THE character of Louis XI. — one of the strangest in... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 650 Seiten
...contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of...time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : ho must know many languages, and man/ sciences ; and, that his style may be worthy of his thoughts,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 Seiten
...contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of...worthy of his thoughts, must, by incessant practice, familiarize to himself every delicacy of speech and grace of harmony." JOHNSON'S Masselas. 25. REMAKES... | |
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... transcendental truths, which will always be the same. He must therefore content himself with the slow progress of his name, contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of... 
