 Guardian"; he seems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be able to direct herself. Poetry has not often been worse employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl.  The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 65by Samuel Johnson - 1824Full view - About this book
 | 1781 - 754 pages
...whoever he was, is with much juftice deK. vered to pofterity as a falfe gu'i'diun; he feems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till fhe ihould be ibk to direct herfelf. Poetry has not often been worfe employed than in dignifymj the... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 396 pages
...dire<3| his niece till fhe fhould be able to direct hcrfelf. Poetrjf. has apt ,. of ten been.•worfe employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a...Not long after he wrote the Rape of the Lock, the moft, airy, the, moft ingenious, arid the moft delightful of all his compofitions, occafioned by a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...endeavoured to direct his niece till fhe fhould be able to direct herfelf. Poetry has not often been worfe employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a raving girl. Not long after, he wrote the Rape of tht Lock, the moft airy, the moft ingenious, and the moft delightful of all his compofitions, occafioned... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...whoever he was, is with much jufticc delivered to to pofterity as 3-falfe Guardian ; he feems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till fhe fhould be able to direft herfelf. Poetry has not often been worfe employed than in dignifying the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 418 pages
...unkle, whoever he was, is with much juftice delivered to poiterity as zfalfe Guardian ; he feems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till fhe fhould be able to direct herfelf. Poetry has. not often been worfe employed than in dignifying... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...unkle, ever he was, is with much juftice delivered to pofterity as afalfe Guardian ; he feems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till fiie fhould be able to direct herfelf. Poetry has not often been worfe employed than in dignifying... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...whoever he was, is with much juftice delivered to poflerity as a falfe Guardian ; he feems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till fhe fhould be able to dierct herfelf. Poetryhas not often been worfe employed than in dignifying the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...unkle, whoever he was, is with much juftice delivered to pofterity as a falfe Guardian; he feems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed; he endeavoured to direct his niece till fhe fhould be able to dierct herfelf. Poetry has not often been worfe employed than in dignifying Ac... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...whoever he was, is with much, juftice delivered to pofterity as a fa'/e Guardian; he feems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to dire£t his niece till Ihe Ihould be able to dierft herfelf. Poetry has not often been worfc employed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 340 pages
...endeavoured to direct his niece till (lie fhould be able to direct herfelf. Poetry has not often been worfe employed than in dignifying the amorous fury of a...long after, he wrote the " Rape of the " Lock," the mofh airy, the moft ingenious., and the moft delightful of all his compofitions, occaConed by afrolick... | |
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