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" It has now been fashionable, for near half a century, to defame and vilify the house of Stuart, and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found few apologists, for the dead cannot pay for praise; and who will, without reward, oppose... "
The works of Samuel Johnson [ed. by F.P. Walesby]. - Page 75
by Samuel Johnson - 1825
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D: In Thirteen Volumes, Volume 14

Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 pages
...of the public. It has now been fafhionable for near half a century, to defame and vilify the houfe of Stuart, and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found few apologifts, for the dead cannot pay for praife ; and who will, without reward, oppofe the tide of popularity...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: LL.D. In Fourteen Volumes. Vol. XIV.

Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pages
...of the public. It has now been fafbionable for near half a century, to defame and vilify the houfe of Stuart, and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found few apoiogifts, for the dead cannot pay for praife; and ?ho will, without reward, oppofe the tide of popularity...
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History of Stirlingshire. Corrected and brought down to the present time by ...

William Nimmo (minister of Bothkennar.) - 1817 - 804 pages
...fashionable," says one of the most eminent of the moderns, " to defame and vilify the House of Stuart. They have found few apologists, for the dead cannot pay...without reward, oppose the tide of popularity? Yet," he adds, " there still remains among us a zeal for truth in opposition to*fashion.v* We do not propose...
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The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots: Drawn from the State Papers, Volume 1

George Chalmers - 1818 - 540 pages
...and vilify, the house of Steuart, and to exalt, and " magnify the reign of Elizabeth; The Steuarts have found few " apologists : For, the dead cannot...reward, oppose the tide of popularity ? Yet, there re" mains still among us, not wholly extinguished, a zeal for truth, " and a desire for establishing...
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The life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1

James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...Mary, Qneen of Scots.s The generosity of Johnson's feelings shines forth in the following sentence: " It has now been fashionable, for near half a century, to defame and vilify the honse of Stuart, and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found few apologists,...
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The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots: Drawn from the State Papers ..., Volume 1

George Chalmers - 1822 - 570 pages
...vilify, the ' house of Steuart, and to exalt, and mag" nify the reign of Elizabeth. The Steuarts ' have found few apologists : For, the dead ' cannot...and who will, ' without reward, oppose the tide of popu' larity ? Yet, there remains still among 4 us, not wholly extinguished, a zeal for " truth, and...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...writes merely for sale, i) tempted to court purchasers by flattering the prejudices of the public. It has now been fashionable for near half a century,...and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuart» have found few apologists, for the dead cannot pay for praise; and who will, without reward,...
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A Detection of the Love-letters Lately Attributed in Hugh Campbell's Work to ...

George Chalmers - 1825 - 60 pages
...writes, merely, for sale, is tempted to court purchasers, by flattering the prejudices of the public. " It has now been fashionable for near half a century, to defame, and villify, the house of Stuart, and to exalt, and magnify, the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found...
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A Detection of the Love-letters Lately Attributed in Hugh Campbell's Work to ...

Mary (Queen of Scots) - 1825 - 64 pages
...writes, merely, for sale, is tempted to court purchasers, by flattering the prejudices of the public. " It has now been fashionable for near half a century, to defame, and villify, the* house of Stuart, and to exalt, and magnify, the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...

James Boswell - 1827 - 622 pages
...Queen of Scots .[•] The generosity of Johnson's feeling shines forth in the following sentence : " It has now been fashionable, for near half a century,...praise ; and who will, without reward, oppose the this stately, elegant, and airy structure, which has so fino an effect, especially on approaching the...
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