 He was inclined to show an usurper and a murderer not only odious but despicable; he therefore added drunkenness to his other qualities, knowing that kings love wine like other men, and that wine exerts its natural power upon kings. These are the petty...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Pagina 84door Samuel Johnson - 1806Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pagina’s
...fhew 2 an an ufurper and a murderer not only odious but defpicable, he therefore added drunkennefs to his other qualities, knowing that kings love wine...and that wine exerts its natural power upon kings. Thefe are the petty cavils of petty minds ; a poet overlooks the cafual diftinction of country and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pagina’s
...Ihew PREFACE. an ufurper and a murderer not only odious but defpicable, he therefore added drunkennefs to his other qualities, knowing that kings love wine...and that wine exerts its natural power upon kings. Thefe are the petty cavils of petty minds; a poet overlooks the cafual diftindion of country and condition,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pagina’s
...inclined to fhew an ufurper and a murderer not only odious, but defpicable; he therefore added drunkennefs to his other qualities, knowing that kings love wine...and that wine exerts its natural power upon kings. Thefe ace the petty cavils of petty minds; a, poet overlooks the cafual diftinftion of country and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pagina’s
...to fliew an Ufurper and a Murderer not only odious, but defpicable ; he therefore added Drunkennefs to his other Qualities, knowing that Kings love Wine...and that Wine exerts its natural Power upon Kings. Thefe are the petty Cavils of petty Minds ; a Poet overlooks the cafual Distinction of Country and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pagina’s
...to fhew an Ufurper and a Murderer not only odious, but defpicable ; he therefore added Drunkennefs to his other Qualities, knowing that Kings love Wine...and that Wine exerts its natural Power upon Kings. Thefe are the petty Cavils of petty Minds ; a Poet overlooks the cafual Diftinction of Country and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pagina’s
...to fhew an Ufurper and a Murderer not only odious, but defpicable ; he therefore added Drunkennefs to his other Qualities, knowing that Kings love Wine...Men, and that Wine •exerts its natural Power upon Kin^s. Thefe are the petty Cavils of petty Minds ; a Poet overlooks the cafual Diftinction of Country... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pagina’s
...to fllew an ufurper and a murderer not only odious, but defpicable; he therefore added drunkennefs to his other qualities, knowing that kings love wine...and that wine exerts its natural power Upon kings. Thefe are the petty cavils of petty tninds; a poet overlooks the cafual diftinclion of country and... | |
 | George Colman - 1787 - 362 pagina’s
...to fhew an ufurper, and a murderer, not only odious but defpicable, he therefore added drunkennefs to his other qualities, knowing that Kings love wine,...and that wine exerts its natural power upon Kings. Thefe are the petty cavils of petty minds; a poet overlooks the cafual diftin&ion of country and condition,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pagina’s
...inclined to fhew an ufurper and a murderer not only odious, but defpicable; he therefore added drunkennefs to his other qualities, knowing that kings love wine...and that wine exerts its natural power upon kings. Thefe are the petty tfavils of petty minds ; a poet overlooks the cafual diftincYion of country and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pagina’s
...senate-house would certainly, have afforded him. He was inclined to shew an usurper and a murderer not only odious, but despicable ; he therefore added...his other qualities, knowing that kings love wine liks other other men, and that wine exerts its natural power upon kings. These are the petty cavils... | |
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