Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amusement, to hinder the reception of every work of learning or genius ; who stand as sentinels in the avenues of fame, and value themselves upon giving ignorance... The Rambler. ... - Page 13by Samuel Johnson - 1750Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1752 - 326 pages
...flow degrees, with fo great hazard in the mifcarriage, and with fo little advantage from the fuccefs. YET there is a certain race of men, that either imagine...hinder the reception of every work of learning or of genius , who Hand as centinels in the avenues of fame, and value themfelves upon giving IGNORANCE... | |
| 1785 - 596 pages
...Yet there is a certain race of men, that «it^T imagine it their dut", or make it thtir amuieru^nt, to hinder the reception of every work of learning or genius, who fiand as centinele in the avenues cf fame, and value themfrlves upon giving Igno»nceandEnvy thefirft... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...and thought, with fo great hazard in the mifcarriage, and with fo little advantage from the fuccefs. Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine...prey. To thefe men, who diftinguifh themfelves by ths appellation of CRITICKS, it is neceflary for a new author to find fome means of recommendation.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787
...and thought, with fo great hazard in the mifearriage^ and with fo little advantage from the fuccefs. Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine...the reception of every work of learning or genius, v/ho fland as centinels in the avenues of fame, and value themfelves upon giving IGNORANCE and ENVY... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...and thought, with fo great hazard in the mifcarriage, and with fo little advantage from the fuccefs. Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine...diftinguifh themfelves by the appellation of CRITICKS, it is necefiary for a new author to find fome means of recommendation. It is probable, that the moft malignant... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 360 pages
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| Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 460 pages
...and thought, with fo great hazard in the mifcarriage, and with fo little advantage from the f'lccefe. Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine...the reception of every work of learning or genius, xvho ftand as centinels in the avenues of fame, and value themfelves upon giving IGNORANCE and ENVY... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...and thought, with fo great hazard in the mifcarriage, and with fo little advantage from the fuccefi. Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amufcment, to hinder the reception of every work of learning or genius, who ftand as centinels in the... | |
| 1801 - 342 pages
...thought, with fo great hazard in in the mifcarriage, and with fo little advantage from the fuccefs. Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amufement,tohinder the reception of every work of learning- or genius, who ftand as centinelsin the... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 322 pages
...and thought, with so great hazard in the miscarriage, and with so little advantage from the success. Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amusement, to hinder the reception of every work of learning or genius ; who stand as sentinels in... | |
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