 | John Dryden - 1811 - 582 ページ
...hidory '•' that the age has produced. If his grace and his wit im" prove both proportionably, he will hardly find that he has " gained much by the change...made, from having no " religion, to chufe one of the word. It is true, he had '•' fomewhat to fink from in matter of wit ; but, as for his " morals, it... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 ページ
...worst history that the age has produced. If his grace and his wit improve both proportionably, he will hardly find that he has gained much by the change he has made, from having no religion, to choose one of the worst. It is true, he had somewhat to sink from in matter of wit ; but, as lor his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 562 ページ
...worst history that the age has produced. If his grace and his wit improve both proportionally, we shall hardly find that he has gained much by the change he has made, from having no religion to choose one of the worst. It is true, he had somewhat to sink from in matter of wit ; but as for his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 560 ページ
...worst history that the age has produced. If his grace and his wit improvr both proportionally, we shall hardly find that he has gained much by the change he has made, from having no religion to choose one of the worst. It is true, he had somewhat to sink from in matter of wit ; but as for his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 ページ
...has made, from " having no religion, to chuse one of the worst. " It is true, he had somewhat to sink from in " matter of wit ; but, as for his morals, it is " scarcely possible for him to grow a worse man *' than he was. He has lately wreaked his malice "... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 ページ
...history that the ' age has produced. If his grace and his wit improve ' both proportionably, he will hardly find that he has ' gained much by the change he has made, from hav' ing no religion, to chuse one of the worst. It is true, ' he had somewhat to sink from in matter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 ページ
...worst history that the age has produced. If his grace and his wit improve both proportionably, he will hardly find that he has gained much by the change he has made, from having no religion, to choose one of the worst. It is true, he had somewhat to sink from in matter of wit ; but, as for his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 470 ページ
...history, that the age has produced. " If his grace and his wit improve both proportion" ably, he will hardly find that he has gained much " by the change he has made, from having no re"ligion, to chuse one of the worst. It is true, he " had somewhat to sink from in matter of wit ; but, " as for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 466 ページ
...history, that the age has produced. " If his grace and his wit improve both proportion" ably, he will hardly find that he has gained much " by the change he has made, from having no re" ligion, to chuse one of the worst. It is true, he " had somewhat to sink from in matter of wit... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 ページ
...worst history, that the age has produced. If his grace and his wit improve both proportionably, he will hardly find that he has gained much by the change he has made, from having no religion to choose one of the worst. It is true, he had something to sink from, in matter of wit ; but as for his... | |
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If his grace and his wit improve both proportionably, he will hardly find that he has gained much by the change he has made, from having no religion, to choose one of the worst. 
