 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1767 - 316 pages
...found. In Sir Henry Jetton's jocular definition, An Ambaffador is faid to be a man of "virtue fent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country...News-writer is a man without virtue, who writes lies at borne for his own profit. To thefe .compofitions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...Wottoris jocular definition, An ambaffudor is faid to be a man of virtue Jent abroad to tell lies for tb< advantage of his country ; a news-writer is a man...virtue, who writes lies at home for his own profit. To thefe compofitions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither induftry nor fprightlinefs ; but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...faid to be a man of virtue fent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country -, a news- writer is a man without virtue^ who writes lies at home for his own profit. To thefe cornpofitions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither induftry nor fprightlinefs ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 432 pages
...be found. In Sir Henry Wotton's jocular definition, An ambqffhdor is faid to be a man of virtue fent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country...', who -writes lies at home for his own profit, To thefe compofitions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither induftry nor fprightlinefs ; but... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 pages
...completely fitted for the task is not always to be found. In Sir Henry Wotton's jocular definition, An ambassador is said to be a man of virtue sent abroad...industry nor sprightliness ; but contempt of shame, and indifference to truth, are absolutely necessary. He who by a long familiarity with infamy has obtained... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 196 pages
...completely fitted for the task is not always to be found. In Sir Henry Wotton's jocular definition, ' an Ambassador is said ' to be a man of virtue sent...the ' advantage of his country; a News-writer is a mail * without virtue, who writes lies at home for his own * profit.' To these compositions is required... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...Roger Ascham, p. 23$. • -''* '* 0* •JfEWS-WRITEE, In isir Henry Wotton-s jocular definition, " aa ambassador is said to be a man of virtue, sent Abroad, to iell lies for the advantage of his •country." country." A news-writer is a man without virtue, who... | |
 | John Britton - Caricature - 1807 - 252 pages
...for the task is not always to be found. In Sir Henry Wotton's jocular definition, 'An Ambassador,1 is said to be 'a man of virtue sent abroad to tell...a news-writer is a man without virtue, who writes at home for his own profit.' ''In time of war the nation is always of one mind, eager to hear something... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 410 pages
...completely fitted for the task is not always to be found. - In Sir Henry Wotton's jocular definition, An ambassador is said to be a man of virtue sent abroad to tell lief for the advantage of his country ; a news-writer is a man viitl^ out virtue, who writes lies at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...completely fitted for the task is not always to be found. In Sir Henry Wotton% jocular definition, An ambassador is said to be a man of virtue sent abroad...profit. To these compositions is required neither genius raor knowledge, neither industry nor sprightliness; but contempt of shame and indifference to truth... | |
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An ambassador is said to be a man of virtue sent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country ; a news-writer is a man without virtue, who writes lies at home for his own profit. 
