 The task of our present writers is very different; it requires, together with that learning which is to be gained from books, that experience which can never be attained by solitary diligence, but must arise from general converse, and accurate observation...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Rambler - Page 25by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1752 - 326 pages
...without the toil of ftudy, without knowledgeof nature, or acquaintance with life. THE talk of our prefect writers is very different ; it requires, together....and accurate obfervation of the living world. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, it, plus one rls quantum venia: minus, little indulgence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 302 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - 1772 - 300 pages
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 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1784 - 340 pages
...without the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life. The talk of _pur prefent writers is very different ; it requires, together...and accurate obfervation of the living world.. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, plus oneris quantum venlis minus, little indulgence, and... | |
 | 1785 - 596 pages
...with lifs. The raft of our prell-nt writers is very different; it requires, together with that Teaming which is to be gained from books, that experience which can never he attained by folitary diligence, hut muft arifefrom general ¿onverle :md acetirate ehßrrvation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...criticifm, with- \ out the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life. The tafk of our prefent writers is very different; it requires,...and accurate obfervation of the living world. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, plus oneris quantum f.'enite minus, little indulgence, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...criticifm, without the toil of ftudy, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life. The tafk of our prefent writers is very different ; it requires,...and accurate obfervation of the living world. Their performances have, as Horace exprefles it, plus cneris quantum veni<e minus, little indulgence, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...The talk of our prefent writers is very different ; it requires, together with that learning whic!i is to be gained from books, that experience which can never be attained by folitary diligence, but mult arife from gvr.cral convcrfe and accurate observation, of the living world. Their performances... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 450 pages
...heart muft fed to he unnatural. It is well obferved by Johnfon, that the ta(k of the novel writer " requires, together with that learning which is to...which can never be attained by folitary diligence, but ir.uil arife from general convene and accurate obferration of the living world. Their performances... | |
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