He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and consider himself as presiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being superior to time and place. The Atlantic Monthly - Page 641874Full view - About this book
| William Mudford - 1802 - 166 lehte
...himself with the slow progress of his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the...future generations ; as a being superior to time and place. His labour is not yet at an end; he must know many languages and many sciences ; — and that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 lehte
...himself with the slow progress of his name; contemn the praise of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the...future Generations; as a being superior to time and place. many languages and many sciences; and, that his style may be worthy of his thoughts, must, by... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 lehte
...contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must wiite as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of...future generations; as a being superior to time and place, " His labour is not yet at an end : he must, know many languages and many sciences; and, that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 210 lehte
...himself with the slow progress of his name; contemn the praise of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the...future generations; as a being superior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end: he must know .many languages and many sciences; and, that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 lehte
...himself with the slow progress of his name, contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the...future generations, as a being superior to time and place. " His labor is not yet at an end : he must know. many languages and many sciences ; and, that... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 lehte
...himself with the slow progress of his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the...future generations ; as a being superior to time and place. "His labour is not yet at an end: he must know many languages and many sciences ; and, that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 lehte
...himself with the slow progress of his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the...future generations ; as a being superior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he must know many languages and many sciences ; and, that... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 lehte
...with the slow progress of his -name, contejnn the applause of his own . ime, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He musT write as the...interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and onsider himself aspre siding over the thoughts and manners of future generations, as a being superior... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 lehte
...himself with the slovr progress of his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, aud commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the...future generations, as a being superior to time and place. ' His labour is not yet at an end ; he must know many languages and many sciences ; and, that... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 lehte
...bad taste, or mean genius, of some of its fashionable professors. The true Poet, as Johnson says, f " must write as the interpreter of Nature, and ' the...future generations ; as -a being superior to time and place." The originality of distortion ; and the false glare of unnatural combinations, is, indeed,... | |
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