As a teacher of wisdom, he may be confidently followed. His religion has nothing in it enthusiastic or superstitious: he appears neither weakly credulous, nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the... The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 156by Samuel Johnson - 1781Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pages
...; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of...argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of... | |
| Popular educator - 1852 - 1272 pages
...sceptical : his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interests, the care of pleasing the Author of his being." Such a testimony, from such a man, is not... | |
| 1856 - 378 pages
...desolate,—and with a word of truth, he fires a man of action to a noble deed. "All the enchantments of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth wears a thousand dresses, and in all... | |
| John Hayward - 1856 - 444 pages
...morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of fancy, and nll the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest — the care of pleasing the Author of his being." Of aw nmesTXT n decharzns the duties of... | |
| George Measom - 1856 - 266 pages
...stand, perhaps the first, of the first rank. As a teacher of wisdom he may be confidently followed ; all the enchantment* of fancy, and all the cogency of argument are employed by him to recommend to the reader his real interest — the care of pleasing the Author of his Being.... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 pages
...; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of...argument are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of... | |
| 1857 - 574 pages
...: he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical : his morality is neither dangerously lax, nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment...argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shown sometimes as the phantom of... | |
| Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...stand, perhaps the first, of the first rank. As a Teacher of Wisdom he may be confidently followed ; erceness, resolution in obstinacy, wisdom in cunning, patience in sullenne (by him) to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his Being.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 pages
...superstitions; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly sceptical; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of...argument are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being. Truth is shewn sometimes as the phantom of... | |
| John Hayward - 1860 - 438 pages
...; he appears neither weakly credulous nor wantonly skeptical ; his morality is neither dangerously lax nor impracticably rigid. All the enchantment of...cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to he reader his real interest — the care of pleasing the Author of his being." 2 A Of his integrity... | |
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