 I soon found that no man was ever great by imitation. My desire of excellence impelled me to transfer my attention to nature and to life. Nature was to be my subject, and men to be my auditors: I could never describe what I had not seen : I could not...  The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 402by Samuel Johnson - 1824Full view - About this book
 | 1759 - 422 pages
...Butlfoon found that no man was ever great by imitation. My defire of excellence impelled me to tranfer my attention to nature and to life* Nature was to be my fubjeft, and men to be my auditors: I could never defcribe what I had not fe&n:.I could not hope to... | |
 | Giuseppe Baretti - Language and languages - 1772 - 490 pages
...fufpended in the mofque of Mecca. But I foon found that no man was ever great by imitation. My deare of excellence impelled me to transfer my attention to nature and to life. Nature was to be my fubjeét, and men to be my auditors. I could never defcribe what I had not feen: I could not hope to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...fufpended in the mofque of Mecca. But I foon found that no man was ever great by imitation. My defire of excellence impelled me to transfer my attention to nature and to life. Nature was to be my fubjedt, and men to be my auditors : I could never defcribe what I had not feen : I could not hope... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...fufpended in the mofque of Mecca. But I foon found that no man was ever great by imitation. My deflre of excellence impelled me to transfer my attention to nature and to life. Nature was to be my fubjeft, and men to be my auditors : I could never defcribe what I had not I feen : I could not hope... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...fufpended in the mofque of Mecca. But I foon found that no man was ever great by imitation. My dcfire of excellence impelled me to transfer my attention to nature and to life. Nature was to be my lubjeft, and men to be my auditors : I could never defcribe what I had not feen: I could not hope to... | |
 | English fiction - 1788 - 778 pages
...lul'pendeil inthemcfque of Mecca. But I foun found that no man was ever great by imitation. My deiJre of excellence impelled me to transfer my attention to nature and to life. Nature was to be my fubjeil, r.nd men to be my auditors : I could never defciibe what I hail not feen : I could not hope... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Ethiopia - 1790 - 318 pages
...foon found .that no man was ever great by imitation. My defire of excellence impelled me to tranffer my attention to nature and to life. Nature was to be my fubject, and men to be my auditors : I could never de• fcribe what I had not feen : I could not hope... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...fufpended in the mofque of Mecca. But I foon found that no man was ever great by imitation. My defire of excellence impelled me to transfer my attention to nature and to life. Nature was to be my fubject, and men to be my auditors ; I could never defcribe what I had not feen : I could not hope... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...fufpendedin themofqueof Mecca. But 1 loon found that no man was ever great by imitation. My defire of excellence impelled me to transfer my attention to nature and to life. Nature was to be my fubjeft, and men to be my auditors : I could never defcribe what I had not feen : I could not hope... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...fufpcndedin the mofque of Mecca. Butlfoon found that no man was ever great by imitation. My defire of excellence impelled me to transfer my attention to nature and to life. Nature was to be my fubject, and men to be my auditors : I could never defcribe what I had not feen : I could not hope... | |
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