| Richard Savage, Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 294 ページ
...of nature or of fortune have contributed verylittle to the promotion of happinefs; .and that thole whom the fplendor of their rank, or the extent of...Whether it be that apparent fuperiority incites great deligns, and great deligns are naturally liable to fatal mifearriages ; or that the general lot of... | |
| Richard Savage, Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 354 ページ
...happinefs ; and that thofe whom the fplendor of their rank, or the extent of their capacity, hav« placed upon the fummits of human life, have not often...to envy in thofe who look up to them from a lower ilatkm. Whether it be that apparent fuperiority incites great defigns, and great defigns are naturally... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 316 ページ
...Fortune have contributed very little to the Promotion of Happinefs ; and that thofe whom the Splendor of their Rank, or the Extent of their Capacity, have placed upon the Summits of Human Life, have not often given any juft Occafton to Envy in thofe who look up to them... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 ページ
...fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happinefs; and that thofe whom the. Iplendour cf their rank, or the extent of their, capacity, have...from a lower ftation : Whether it be that apparent fuperioritry incited great defigns, and great defigns are naturally liable to fatal mifcarriages ;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 602 ページ
...fortune have contributed very little to the promotion .of happinefs ; and that thofe whom the fplendour. of their rank, .or the extent of their capacity,....to envy in thofe who look up to them from a lower ftatJon r whether it be that apparent fuperi* ority incites great defigns, and great defigns are naturally... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 ページ
...fortune have contributed. very little to the promotion of happinefs; and that thofe whom the fplendour of their rank, or the extent of their capacity, have...fummits of human life, have not often given any juft occafiort to envy tn thofe who look up to them from a lower ftation: whether it be that apparent fuperiority... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 ページ
...fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happinefs ; and that thofe whom the fplendour of their rank, or the extent of their capacity , have...upon the fummits of human life, have not often given anyjuft occafion to envy in thofe who look up to them from a lower ftation : whether it be that apparent... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 ページ
...fortune, have contributed very little to the promotion of happinefs; and that thofe whom the fplendour of their rank, or the extent of their capacity, have...upon the fummits of human life, have not often given anyjuft occafon to envy in thofe who look up to them from a lower ftation. Whether it be, that apparent... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 472 ページ
...fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happinefs ; and that thofe whom the fplendour of their rank, or the extent of their capacity, have...from a lower ftation : whether it be that apparent fuperi-r ority incites great defigns, and great defigns are naturally liable to fatal mifcarriages... | |
| 1787 - 430 ページ
...have contributed very little tothe promotion of real happinefs ; and that thofe whom the fplendour of their rank, or the extent of their capacity, have...given any juft occafion to envy in thofe who look up t» them from a lower ftation. JUSTICE may be defined, that virtue which impels us to give to every... | |
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