 He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character " above...  Lives of English poets - Page 116by Samuel Johnson - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...fubfervient to 'the caufe ofreafon and of truth. He has diffipated' the prejudice that had Ibng connedted' gaiety with vice, and eafinefs of manners with laxity...literary character, above all Greek, above all Roman famt. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intelledtual pleafure,. furc,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary chara&er, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater...indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs ; of having taught a fucceflion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodnefs ; and, if I may ufe expreffions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above ai'l Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can...indecency,, and wit from licentioufnefs; of having taught a fucccffion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodnefir;. and, if I may ufe expreffions... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...manners with laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence hot to be afhamed. This is-' an elevation of literary character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. Nogreater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intdle&ual pleafare, feparated mirth... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 258 pages
...taught innocence not to .be afhamed. This 5? am elevation of literary. character, above all Gretk, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual ple.a^ ftire, feparated mirth from indecency, , •and wit from lieentioufnefs ; of having taught a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 456 pages
...and. of truth. He has diffipated the prejudice that had long connedted gaiety with vice, and eafmefs of manners with laxity of principles. He has reftored...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufuefs | of having taught a fucccffipn of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be amamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufIi&fe; of having taught a fucceffion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
 | Great Britain - 1791 - 354 pages
...of literary character, abive all Greek, above ail Raman fame. No greater felicity can genius attnin than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth -from indecency, and wit from licentioufntfs ; of having taught a fucceffion of writers to biing elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
 | Biography - 1793 - 412 pages
...taught innocence not to be a(hamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Creek, above all Roman fame." No greater felicity can genius...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit fromlicentioufnefs; of having taught afucce(îïon of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid... | |
 | 1793 - 738 pages
...not to be aihamed. This is an elevation of literary cha' racter, above all Greek, above off fairton fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual plcafurc, fepar-ated mirth from indecency, .and wit from liccntioufnefs ; of having taught afuccefiion... | |
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