 The reason of this general perusal, Addison has attempted to [find in] derive from the delight which the mind feels in the investigation of secrets. " His best actions are but [convenient] inability of wickedness. " When once he had engaged himself in...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 48by James Boswell - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 lehte
...is furely reafon to fufpect that he pleated himfelf as well as his .audience j and that thefe^ like •the harlots of other men, had .his love, though not his approbation, He had fometimes faults of a lefs ge* nerous and fplendid kind. He makes, like almoft all other poets,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 388 lehte
...is furely reafon to fufpedt that he pleafed himfelf as well as his audience ; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not his approbation. He had fometimes faults of a lefs generous and fplendid kind. He makes, like 298 DRYDE N. like almoft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 lehte
...There is furely reafon to fufpect that he pleafed himfelf as well as his audience; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not his approbation. He had fbmetimes faults of a lefs generous and fplendid kind. He makes, like almoft all other poets, very... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 lehte
...is furely reafon to fufpect that he pleafed himfelf as well as his audience ; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not his approbation. '• He had fometimes faults of a left generous an<J fplendid kind. He makes, like almoft all other poets,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 344 lehte
...is furely reafon to fufpeft that he pieafed himfelf as well as his audience ; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not his approbation. He had fometimes faults of a lefs generous and fplendid kind. He makes, like almoft all other poets, very... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 lehte
...There is furely reafon to fufpect that he pleafed himfelf as well as his audience; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not his approbation. He had fometimes faults of a lefs generous and fplendid kind. He makes, like almoft all other poets, very... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 lehte
...is furely reafon to fufpect that he pleafed himfelf as well as his audience ; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not his approbation. He had fometimes faults of a lefs generous and fplendid kind. He makes, like almoft all other poets, very... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 lehte
...surely reason to suspect that he he pleased himself as well as his audience ; and that these, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not his approbation. He had sometimes faults of a less generous and splendid kind. He makes like almost all other poets, very... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 482 lehte
...is furely reafon to fufpect that he plealed himfelf as well as his audience ; and that thefe, like the harlots of other men, had his love, though not his approbation. He had fometimes faults of a lefs generous and fplendid kind. He makes, like almoft all other poets, very... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 lehte
...which the mind feels in the investigation of secrets. " His best actions are but [convenient] inability of wickedness. " When once he had engaged himself...harlots,] the harlots of other men, had his love though ;ot his approbation. .1 9 [It seems to me, that there are many pathetink passages in Johnson's works,... | |
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