 | Biography - 1817 - 490 pages
...to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great...courage to support him in any virtuous undertaking; an insinuating and servile flattery, to Of his course of studies, or choice of books, nothing is known... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1817 - 490 pages
...to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough , to cover a world of very great...were not taken notice oF to his reproach ; ' viz. a parrowness in his nature to" the lowest degree;- an , abjeptness andjw^rit of courage to 'su^pOfthrni... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pages
...extol the excellence and power of his " wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that " it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very " great..." were not taken notice of to his reproach, viz. a nar" rowness in his nature to the lowest degree ; an ab" jectness and want of courage to support him... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...to extol the excellence and power of his wit. and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great...in his nature to the lowest degree ; an abjectness .un Í want of courage to support him in any virtuous undertaking ; an insinuation and servile flattery... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 466 pages
...extol the excellence and power of his wit, and " pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was " of magnitude enough to cover a world of very " great...to support him in " any virtuous undertaking ; an insinuating and " servile flattery to the height the vainest and most " imperious nature could be contented... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 470 pages
...extol the excellence and power of his wit, and " pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was " of magnitude enough to cover a world of very " great...courage to support him in "any virtuous undertaking; an insinuating and '" servile flattery to the height the vainest and most " imperious nature could be... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 280 pages
...to extol the excellence and power of bis wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great...taken notice of to his reproach, viz. a narrowness in bis nature to the lowest degree ; an abjectness and want of courage to support him in any virtuous... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 484 pages
...to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great...his nature to the lowest degree ; an abjectness and \vant of courage to support him in any virtvious undertaking ; an insinuation and servile flattery... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 450 pages
...to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults; that roL. I. T is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach; viz. a narrowness... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 430 pages
...excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his con vernation, linn that it was of magnitnde enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they wen Dot taken notice of to his reproach, v*~ narrowness in Ms nature to the lowest degree; an abjectness... | |
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There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to... 
