 It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects but by the lights which he afforded them.  The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 149by Samuel Johnson - 1781Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1781 - 754 pages
...condemned as tentative or experimental, rather tluu identifie, and he is Confidered as deciding by talle rather than by principles. It is not uncommon for thofe who have grown wife by th^ labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their mailere. Addifon is now defpued... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...willing to allow him. His criticifm is condemned as tentative er experimental, rather than fcientifick, and he is confidered as deciding by tafte rather than...who have grown wife by the labour of others to add a lit :le of their own, and everlook their matters. Addifon is now defpifed *.J by fome who perhaps would... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...condemned as tentative or experimental, rather than fciemifick, and he is confidered as deciding by tafle rather than by principles. It is not uncommon for...others to add a little of their own, and overlook their mafters. Addifon is now defpifed by fome who perhaps would never have feen his defe&s, but by the lights... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 258 pages
...willing to allow him. His criticiiVn is condemned' as tentative or experimental, rather than fcientifick, and he is confidered as deciding by tafte rather than...uncommon for thofe who have grown wife by the labour of other! fo add a little of their own, and overlook their matters, Addifon is riotv defpifed by fome... | |
 | Several Hands - 1781 - 588 pages
...and he is conlidered as deciding by taite rather than by principles. * It is not uncommon for tho'e who have grown wife by the labour of others to add a little of their own, and overlook their mailers. Addifon is now d.fpiicd by feme, who perhaps would never have feen bis defects but by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...willing to allow him. IJis criticifm is condemned as tentative or experimen£al, rather than fcientifick, and he is confidered as deciding by tafte rather than...others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their mafters. Addifon is now defpifed by fome who perhaps would never have feen his defects, but by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 456 pages
...criticifm is condemned as tentative or experimental, rather than fcientifick, and he is confi*. dered as deciding by tafte rather than by principles, It...others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their mafters. Addifon is now defpifed by fome who perhaps would never have feen his defects, but by th$... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...allow him. His criticifm is condemned as tentative or experimental, rather than fcientifick; and be is confidered as deciding by tafte rather than by...others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their mafters. Addifon is now defpifed by fonie who perhaps would never have feen his de(ec_ts, but by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1794 - 450 pages
...willing to allow him. His criticifm is condemned as tentative or experimental, rather than fcientifick ; and he is confidered as deciding by tafte rather than by principles. It is not uncommon, forthofe who have grown wife by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1796 - 474 pages
...he does not admit all his doctrines. But, as Dr. Johnfon well observes, ' it is not uncommon for 1 thofe who have grown wife by the labour ' of others,...to add a little of their own, and ' overlook their mailers".' The Dean cannot, indeed, be faid to have made any valuable addition to Mr. Locke's fyftem... | |
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