 | 1757 - 742 ページ
...He then proceeds : " True, it is, that amidlt this general defc-fl of tafte and learning, there is i writer, whofe force of genius, and extent of knowledge,...almoft redeem the character of the times. But that fuperiority, which attrailf the reverence of the few, excites the envy and hatred of the many : And... | |
 | 1766 - 520 ページ
...encomium on the author of the Divine Legation. « True it is, that amidft this general defecl of talle and learning^ there is a writer, whofe force of genius...almoft redeem the character of the times. But that fuperiority which attratls the reverence of the few, excites the envy and hatred of the many; and while... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 764 ページ
...and learning, there is a Writer, whose force of genius, and extent of knowledge, might almost red*em the character of the times. But that superiority,...envy and hatred of the many : and while his works are translated and admired abroad, and patronised at home, by those who are most distinguished in genius,... | |
 | Ethelinda Margaretta Thorpe Potts - 1814 - 284 ページ
...certain writer, am happy our taste has improved, since the following remark of a celebrated author : " But that superiority which attracts the reverence of the few, excites the envy and the hatred of the many ; and while his works are translated and admired abroad, and patronized at home,... | |
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Writer, whofe Force of Genius, and Extent of Knowledge, might almoft redeem the Character of the Times. But that Superiority, which attracts the Reverence of the Few, excites the Envy and Hatred of the Many : And while his Works are... 