 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
 | 1823 - 876 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Roman fame," No greater felicity...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character above all Greek, above all Roman fame. No greater felicity can...attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 446 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Roman fame." No greater felicity...attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a successon... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 356 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, ' above all Greek, above all Roman fame.' No greater felicity...attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated rnirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 394 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Roman fame." No greater felicity...attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Roman fame." No greater felicity...attain, than that of- having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 430 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This Is an elevation of literary character, ' above all Greek, above all Roman fame.' No greater felicity...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Roman fame." No greater felicity...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness ; ol having taught a succession... | |
 | 1838 - 1056 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character "above all Greek, above all Roman fame." No greater felicity...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness, — of having ADELUNG, JOHN... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pages
...dignity, and taught innocence not to be asliamed. This is an elevation of literary character, ' above all Greek, above all Roman fame/ No greater felicity can genius attain, than (hat of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness;... | |
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