 But when an adventurer is levelled with the rest of the world, and acts in such scenes of the universal drama, as may be the lot of any other man, young spectators fix their eyes upon him with closer attention, and hope, by observing his behaviour and...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Seite 22von Samuel Johnson - 1806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 Seiten
...of the world, and acts in such scenes of the universal drama, as may be the lot of any other man ; young spectators fix their eyes upon him with closer attention, and hope, by observing his behavior and success, to regulate their own practices, when they shall be engaged in the like part.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 Seiten
...of the world, and acts in such scenes of the universal drama, as may be the lot of any other man ; young spectators fix their eyes upon him with closer attention, and hope, by observing his behavior and success, to regulate their own practices, when they shall be engaged in the like part.... | |
 | Harriet Corp - 1813 - 288 Seiten
...ANTIDOTE TO THE MISERIES OF HUMAN TALENTS IMPROVED, Are.' '• p:, '..'. TWO vOLUMES IN ONB. VOL. I. " Familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the ' solemnities i,f professed morality. and eonvey the knowledge of viee and virtue with more effieaey than axioms... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 524 Seiten
...of the world, and acts in such scenes of the universal drama, as may be the lot of any other man ; young spectators fix their eyes upon him with closer...solemnities of professed morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example... | |
 | 1818 - 904 Seiten
...and acts in such scenes of the universal drama as may be the lot of any other man ; young spectalors fix their eyes upon him with closer attention, and...behaviour and success, to regulate their own practices. If the world b« (by novelists) promiscuously described, I cannot see of what use it can be to read... | |
 | 1818 - 896 Seiten
...rest of the world, and acts in such scenes of the uoiversal drama as may be the lot of any other man ; young spectators fix their eyes upon him with closer...observing his behaviour and success-, to regulate their омм practices. If the world be (by novelists) promiscuously described, I cannot see of what use... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 368 Seiten
...rest of the world, and acts in such scenes of the universal drama, as may be the lot of any other man, young spectators fix their eyes upon him with closer...by observing his behaviour and success, to regulate then- own practices, when they shall be engaged in the like part. For this reason, these familiar histories... | |
 | Andrew Reed - 1819 - 348 Seiten
... FOUNDED ON RECENT INTERESTING FACTS. " Le vrai n'est pas tonjours vraisemblable." " These familiar histories may, perhaps, be made of...solemnities of professed morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions." DR. JOHNSON. *«on»... | |
 | Andrew Reed - 1819 - 342 Seiten
... FOUNDED ON RECENT INTERESTING FACTS. " Le vrai n'est pas toujours vraisemblable." " These familiar histories may, perhaps, be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed moral if y, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than anxioms and definitions."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 462 Seiten
...rest of the world, and acts in such scenes of the universal drama as may be the lot of any other man ; young spectators fix their eyes upon him with closer...practices when they shall be engaged in the like part. For For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of... | |
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