 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 Seiten
...useful arts. Were such, dead authors could not give, But habitudes of those that live : Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive ; He drain'd from all, and all they knew, His apprehensions quick, his judgment true; That the most learn'd with shame- confess, His knowledge more,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 Seiten
...useful arts, Were such, dead authors could not give ; But habitudes of those who live, Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive : He drain'd from...confess His knowledge more, his reading only less. Amidst the peaceful triumphs of his reign, What wonder if the kindly beams he shed Reviv'd the drooping... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 Seiten
...such, dead authors Could hot give', ' But habitudes of those that live: .«••'• ' Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive ;• . He drain'd from all, and all they knew, His apprehensions quick, his judgement true ; " That the most learn'd with'shame confess, V His knowledge... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 476 Seiten
...useful arts, Were such, dead authors could not give ; But habitudes of those who live, Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive : He drain'd from...confess, His knowledge more, his reading only less. XII. Amidst the peaceful triumphs of his reign, What wonder, if the kindly beams he shed Revived the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 652 Seiten
...give, But habitudes of those that live , Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive : He drained from all, and all they knew, His apprehension quick,...confess, His knowledge more, his reading only less. Of all this, however, if the proof be demanded, I will not undertake to give it ; the atoms of probability,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 484 Seiten
...give, But habitudes of those that live , Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive : He drained from all, and all they knew, His apprehension quick, his judgment true : That the most leara'd with shame confess, His knowledge more, his reading only less. Of all this, however, if the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 484 Seiten
...lighting him, did greater lights receive ; He drain'd from all, and all they knew, His apprehensions quick, his judgment true ; That the most learn'd with...confess, His knowledge more, his reading only less. t • Of all this, however, if the proof be demanded, I will not undertake to give it ; the atoms of... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 Seiten
...uotgive; But habitudes of those that live, Who, ligtning Urn, dld'frmter light receive, He drained from all, and all they knew, His apprehension quick, his judgment true; TlMl the moM learned, with shame confess, His knowledge more, uisieadlng only lefts." " Criticism,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 Seiten
...give, But habitudes of those that live ; Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive: He drained from all, and all they knew, His apprehension quick,...confess, His knowledge more, his reading only less. Of all this, however, if the proof be demanded, I will not undertake to give it; the atoms of probability,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 508 Seiten
...lighting him, did greater lights receive : He drained from all, and all they knew, His apprehensions quick, his judgment true : That the most learn'd with...confess, His knowledge more, his reading only less. Of all this, however, if the proof be demanded, I will not undertake to give it ; the atoms of probability,... | |
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But habitudes of those that live ; Who, lighting him, did greater lights receive; He drain'd from all, and all they knew. His apprehension quick, his judgment true : That the most learn'd with shame confess, His knowledge more, his reading only less. 
