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" No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness; and, if... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With and Essay on His Life and Genius - Pagina 143
door Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 484 pagina’s
...laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be amamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufIi&fe; of having taught a fucceffion...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ...

1798 - 666 pagina’s
...laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs -, of having taught a fucceffion...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pagina’s
...laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be alhamed. This is" an elevation of literary character, "above...attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs ; of having taught a fucceffion...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pagina’s
...laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above...attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs ; of having taught a fucceffion...
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The Meditations of a Recluse: Chiefly on Religious Subjects

John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pagina’s
...with laxity of prin" ciples. He has restored virtue to its " dignity, and taught innocence not to.be " ashamed. This is an elevation of literary " character,...having purified " intellectual pleasure, separated mirth.from " indecency, and wit from licentiousness; " of having taught a succession of writers, "...
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

1803 - 434 pagina’s
...dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity,...indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a sucession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the end of goodness ; and, to use expressions...
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The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII].

1803 - 420 pagina’s
...dissipated the prejudice that had lojig connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity,...indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a sucession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the end of goodness ; and, to use expressions...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pagina’s
...not to be ashamed, i This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Ro" man fame." No greater felicity can genius attain than...having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and1 gaiety totheaidof goodness; and, if I may use expressions yet more awful 3 of having " turned...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pagina’s
...and salvation of thousands and tens of thousands. " No greater felicity," says the moral Johnson, " can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual...taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness; and if I may use expressions yet more awful, of having ' turned many...
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Essays Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pagina’s
...and salvation of thousands and tens of thousands. " No greater felicity," says the moral Johnson, " can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual...taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness; and if I may use expressions yet more awful, of having ' turned many...
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