| John Huddlestone Wynne - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 744
...announce it. We are told that 'criticism ie a study by which men grow important at a very small expense ; and he whom nature has made weak, and idleness keeps ignorant, may well support his vanity by the name of a critic ;' — and we are likewise informed that Diogenes expressed... | |
| 1787 - عدد الصفحات: 528
...mere labour be obtained is too great to be willingly endured; but every man can exert luch judgment as he has upon the works of others; and he whom Nature has made weak, and Idlenefs keeps ignorant, may yet fupport his vanity by the name of aCiitick. I hope it will give comfort... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - عدد الصفحات: 432
...mere labour be obtained is too great to be willingly endured; but every man can exert fuch judgment as he has upon the works of others; and he whom nature has made weak, and idlenefs keeps ignorant, may yet fupport his vanity by the name of a critick. I hope it will give comfort... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - عدد الصفحات: 442
...mere labour be obtained is too great to be willingly endured ; but every man can exert fuch judgment as he has upon the works of others; and he whom nature has made •weak, and idlenefs keeps ignorant, may yet fupporc his vanity by the name of a critick. I hope it will give comfort... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - عدد الصفحات: 430
...mere labour be obtained is too great to be willingly endured; but every man can exert fuch judgment as he has upon the works of others; and he whom nature has made weak, and idlenefs keeps ignorant, may yet fupport his vanity by the name of a critick. I hope it will give comfort... | |
| 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 222
...mere labour be obtained, is too great to be willingly endured ; but every man can exert, such judgment as he has upon the works of others ; and he whom nature...passing through the world in obscurity, when I inform tfJem how easily distinction may be obtained. All the other powers of literature are coy and haughty,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...mere labour be obtained is too great to be willingly endured ; but every man can exert such judgment as he has upon the works of others ; and he whom nature...ignorant, may yet support his vanity by the name of a Critick. I hope it will give comfort to great numbers who are passing through the world in obscurity,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 386
...mere lubour be obtained is too great to be willingly endured; but every man can exert such judgment as he has upon the works of others ; and he whom nature lias made weak ; and idleness keeps ignorant, may yet support his vanity by the name of a Critick.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 484
...mere labour be obtained is too great to be willingly endured ; but every man can exert such judgment as he has upon the works of others; and he whom nature...ignorant, may yet support his vanity by the name of a Critick. I hope it will give comfort to great numbers who are passing through the world in obscurity,... | |
| Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 378
...mere labour be obtained is too great to be willingly endured; but every man can exert such judgment as he has upon the works of others ; and he whom nature...may yet support his vanity by the name of a Critic. This profession has one recommendation peculiar to itself, that it gives vent to malignity without... | |
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