 No greater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness; and,...  The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 90by Samuel Johnson - 1781Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary chara&er, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can...indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs ; of having taught a fucceflion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodnefs ; and, if I may ufe expreffions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...taught innocence not to .be afhamed. This 5? am elevation of literary. character, above all Gretk, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual ple.a^ ftire, feparated mirth from indecency, , •and wit from lieentioufnefs ; of having taught a... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...Roman fame. Nogreater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intdle&ual pleafare, feparated mirth from indecency,.' and wit from licentioufnefs ; of having taught a fucceffion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodnefs; *. and, if I may ufe expreffions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 456 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character, above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufuefs | of having taught a fucccffipn of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
 | 1791 - 354 pages
...of literary character, abive all Greek, above ail Raman fame. No greater felicity can genius attnin than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth -from indecency, and wit from licentioufntfs ; of having taught a fucceffion of writers to biing elegance and gaiety to the aid of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary chara&er, " above all Greek, " above all Roman fame." No greater felicity...indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs; of having taught a fucceffion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodnefs: and, if I may ufe expreffions... | |
 | 1793 - 412 pages
...taught innocence not to be a(hamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Creek, above all Roman fame." No greater felicity can genius...pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit fromlicentioufnefs; of having taught afucce(îïon of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid... | |
 | 1793 - 738 pages
...not to be aihamed. This is an elevation of literary cha' racter, above all Greek, above off fairton fame. No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual plcafurc, fepar-ated mirth from indecency, .and wit from liccntioufnefs ; of having taught afuccefiion... | |
 | 1798 - 666 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all greek, above all roman fame." No greater felicity...and wit from licentioufnefs -, of having taught a fucceffion of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodnefs ; and, to ufe expreflions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...to- be ashamed, fhis is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Ro- ' I* man fame." No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, sepatated mirth from indecency, and wit from Icentiousness ; of having taught a succession... | |
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