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" Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects but by the lights which he afforded them. "
Lives of the English Poets: Smith-Savage - Page 146
by Samuel Johnson - 1905
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...grown wise by the labour of others, little of their own, and overlook their masteis. Addison is ncKv by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by 5 which he afforded them. That he always wrote as he would think ary to write now, cannot be affirmed...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1801 - 308 pages
...overlook their maflers. Addifon is now defpifed by fome who perhaps would never have feen his defers, but by the lights which he afforded them. That he always wrote as he would think it JiecefTary to write now, cannot be affirmed ; his i:illruftions were luch as the charters of his re.iders...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...deciding by tafle rather than by principles. It is not uncommon, for thofe who have grown, wife by the labour of 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...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...deciding by tafte rather than by principles. It is not uncommon, for thofe who have grown wife by the labour of 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...
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The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII].

English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...deciding by taste rather than by principles. It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and...defects, but by the lights which he afforded them. But before the profound observers of the present race repose too securely on their superiority to Addison,...
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...deciding by taste rather than by principles. It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and...defects, but by the lights which he afforded them. But before the profound observers of the present race repose too securely on their superiority to Addison,...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature

Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1803 - 624 pages
...who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a Hale of their own, and overlook their matlcrs. Addison is now despised by some who, perhaps, would...defects, but by the lights which- he afforded them." Vol. vi. r. xxvii. observations, we may add, that a criticism on a paper from the Spectator was a frequent...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, arid overlook their masters. Addison is ndw despised by some who perhaps would never have seen...cannot be affirmed ; his instructions were such as the characters of his readers made proper. Th.it general knowledge which Vol. I. T t now now circulates...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...Samuel Johnson. " It is not uncommon," says this powerful writer, " for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. " Before the profound observers of the present race repose too securely on the consciousness of their...
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Essays Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...Samuel Johnson. " It is not uncommon," says this powerful writer, " for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. " Before the profound observers of the present race repose too securely on the consciousness of their...
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