I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing through the clouds neither walls, nor mountains, nor seas, could afford any... The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale - Page 41by Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...men were all virtuous, returned the artift, I ihould with great alacrity teach them all to fly. Buts what would be the fecurity of the good, if the bad could at pleafure invade them from the Iky ? Againft an army failing through the clouds, neither walls, nor mountains, nor feas, could afford... | |
| 1788 - 778 pages
...repay the k ˇminds that he has received,' ' If men were all virtuone,' returned (ie artift, « I mould with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what...if the bad could at pleafure invade them from the iky ? Againft an army failing through the clouds, neither walls, nor mountains, nor feas, could afford... | |
| George Adams - 1794 - 540 pages
...and that you {hall not defire me to make wings for any but ourfelves.' ' Why,' faid Raflelas, ' mould you envy others fo great an advantage ? All fkill...if the bad could at pleafure invade them from the iky? Againft an army failing through the clouds, neither walls, nor mountains, nor fcas could afford... | |
| George Adams - 1794 - 606 pages
...repay the kindnefs that he has received.' ' If men were all virtuous,' returned the art i ft,. 'I mould with great -alacrity teach them all to fly ; but what would be the fccurity of the good, if the bad could at pleafure invade them from the fky ? Againft an army failing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...an advantage ? All fkill ought to be exerted for univerfal good ; every man has owed much to cthersv and ought to repay the kindnefs that he has received."...alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the iecurity of the good, if the bad Could at pleafure invade them from the fky ? Againft an army failing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...repay the kindness that he has received." " If men were all virtuous," returned the artist, " I should with 'great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pages
...repay the kindness that he has received." / " If men were all virtuous, returned the artist, I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But •what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 pages
...repay the kindness that he has received." " If men were all virtuous, returned the artist, I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the setcurity of the good, if the bad could at pleasure , invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - 250 pages
...repay the kindness that he has received." " If men were all virtuous," returned the artist, " I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 pages
...repay the kindness that he has received." " If men were all virtuous," returned the artist, " I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But •what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing... | |
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