mly in himself, through the fumes of s of cowardice. Rambler, No. 77. objected that the author1 does not ches. JOHNSON. "I cannot help that, not make his book the worse. People è by what a man says, if his practice is ause they are blockheads. The more ire, the readier will they attend to what If it is just, they will follow it, be his 11. No man practises so well as he my life long been lying till noon; yet en, and tell them with great sincerity, es not rise early will ever do any good. u read a book; you are convinced by w the author. Suppose you afterwards d that he does not practise what he O give up your former conviction? At be kept in a state of equilibrium, when , till you knew how the author pracid Lady MacLeod, "you would think reciprocal ci e scenes in the f WRITERS Common s; but there are character of the tes, whom it the honours & erence for his be praise of genius an accomplish culty in passing THIS censure1 tin or refuting; b s is not to be painted sentences, be applauded rat supposed to have the author of a Dissertation on the Gout. better 1 Cens Boswell's Life of Johnson, v. 210. of authors is one of the most life. Works, vi. 478. ive their reputation from their s which owe their reputation to The public sometimes has its Is for one species of excellence another. From him whom we nce we do not willingly withhold an of exalted merit becomes at iter, as a beauty finds no great it. Ib. viii. 77. not left us the power of confirmervation daily shows that much on hyperbolical accusations and even he that utters them desires in credited. Addison can hardly t all that he said. Few characters ed by Addison on Roy cial and constrained; the effects of study his trade rather than his pleasure. t can trade in corruption, and can deelf with ideal wickedness for the sake of gion in society, I wish not to conceal vity. Such degradation of the dignity use of superlative abilities, cannot be with grief and indignation. What conDryden has afforded by living to repent, pentance. Ib. vii. 293. of a loose or profane author is more = of the giddy libertine or drunken ecause it extends its effects wider, as a s the air is more destructive than poison but because it is committed with cool he instantaneous violence of desire, a etimes be surprised before reflection can when the appetites have strengthened abit, they are not easily resisted or supfrigid villany of studious lewdness, for of laboured impiety, what apology can , Ax author and his No man but a blo AVARICE is gener ich the first part second devoted Sigue of getting nson is speaking of Druden Rambler, No. 77. vill soon weary the public. Let s employment, whatever it be, former activity or attention; let gle with censure, or obstinately hiss commands him to depart. Ib. No. 207. are like the vows of lovers. Works, vii. 450. are not always of a mind. Ib. viii. 371. . ever wrote except for money. Boswell's Life of Johnson, iii. 19. varice: e last passion of those lives of een squandered in pleasure, and ition. He that sinks under the ills bic are with the milder huni oothes the pride of one will offend the ut to the favour of the covetous there is money and nothing is denied. Balance of power: Rasselas, ch. 39. 1 our trade to be destroyed and our d for the sake of holding the balance of e balance in which folly and ambition nging the weights, and which neither could yet preserve steady for a single Debates. Works, xi. 294. sters will in time think it no advantage cts to be doomed to fight the battles of to be called out into every field, where o hear that blood is to be shed. I hope that the only business of Britain is comhile our ships pass unmolested we may be the designs or actions of the potenent; that none but naval power can ~, and that it is not necessary for us to à territories are distributed, what family heffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire. approaches country for the IMENTIONED a f a pretty woma action to resolve itself very estin Fan, unless there be foolish; a wman may not like ying a pretty w persecuted if she Fan, if she has a han another; |