As a teacher of wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious: he appears neither weakly credulous, nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the... The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 156by Samuel Johnson - 1781Full view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 pages
...weakly credulous, nor wantonly fceptical ; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor imprafticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency...recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleafing the Author of his being. " Truth is fhown fometimes as the phantom of a vifion, fometimes... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 484 pages
...in it enthufiaftick or fuperftitious : he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly fceptical ; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably...recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleafing the Author of his being. Truth is fhewn fbmetimes as the phantom of a vifion, fometimes appears... | |
| samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...nothing in it enthufiaftick or fuperftitious: he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly fceptical; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably...recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleafing the Author of his being. Truth is fliewn fometimes as the phantom of a vifion,. fometimes... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...in it enthufiaftick or fuperftitious : he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly fceptical ; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably...recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleafing the Author of his being. Truth is fhewn fometimes as the phantom of a vifion, fometimes appears... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1781 - 506 pages
...in it enthufiaftick or fuperftitious : he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly tceptical ; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably...argument are employed to recommend to the reader his i-cal intereft, the care of pleafing the author of his being. Truth is (hewn fometimes as the phantom... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pages
...in it enthufiaftick or fuperftitious : he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly fceptical ; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably...enchantment of fancy and all the cogency of argument arc employed to recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleating the Author of his being.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 pages
...fceptical; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably rigid; All the en^ chantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed...recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleafing the Author of his being*, Truth is fhewn fometimes as the phantom of a vifion, fometimes appears... | |
| William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...wantonly fceptical ; his. morality is neither dungeroufly lax, nor implacably rigid; All the enchantments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed...recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleating the Author of his being. Truth is fhown fometimes as the phantom of a viiion, fometimes appears... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...in it enthufiaftick or fuperftitious : he appears neither weakly credulous, nor wantonly fceptical; his morality is neither dangeroufly lax, nor impracticably...recommend to the reader his real intereft, the care of pleafing the Author of his being. Truth is fhewn fometimes as the phantom. of a vifion ; fometimes... | |
| 1795 - 846 pages
...As a teacher of wifdom," fays Dr. Johnfon, " he may be confidently followed. All the en» shaotments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument are employed to recommend to the reader kis real imereft, the care of pleafing the Author of his being." His profe is charaâerifed by its... | |
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