 | British essayists - 1823 - 788 pages
...OCTOBER 16, 1753. — Magnis tamen excidii ausis. OVID. But in the glurious enterprise be died. ADMSOV. IT has always been the practice of mankind to judge...terminated by different success, produce different judgements : they who attain their wishes never want celebrators of their wisdom and their virtue ;... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 322 pages
...TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1753. —Magnis lt/men excidit amis. But in the glorious enterprise he died. Annisox. IT has always been the practice of mankind to judge...same manner, but terminated by different success, produced different judgments : they who attain their wishes never want celebrators of their wisdom... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 636 pages
...1753. — Magnis tamen excidit ausis. — OVID. But in the glorious enterprise lie died. — ADDISON. IT has always been the practice of mankind to judge...same manner, but terminated by different success, produced different judgments : they who attain their wishes, never want celebrators of their wisdom... | |
 | 1823 - 298 pages
...OCTOBER 16, 1?53, — Magnis tamen excidit ausis. OVID. But in the glorious enterprise he died. ADDISON. IT has always been the practice of mankind to judge...actions by the event. The same attempts, conducted iu the same manner, but terminated by different success, produced different judgments: they who attain... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 482 pages
...Magnii tumen ei-cidif ausis. OVID. Met. Lib. ii. 328. But in the glorious enterprise he died. ADDISON. IT has always been the practice of mankind, to judge...not only in mental but in moral qualities. The world will_neyer, be long without some good_reasoja_ to hate the unhappy ; their real faults are immediately... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 482 pages
...Magnu lumen eicidit autii. OVID. Met. Lib. ii. 328. But in the glorious enterprise he died. ADDISOX. IT has always been the practice of mankind, to judge...not only in mental but in moral qualities. The world \vill never be long without some good reason to hate the unhappy ; their real faults are immediately... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...1753. — Magnis tomtit excidit au$is. — OvID. But in the glorious enterpiize he dy'd. — ADDISON. IT has always been the practice of mankind, to judge...judgments : they who attain their wishes, never want celebratora of their wisdom and their virtue ; and they that miscarry, are quickly discovered to have... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 pages
...either. The measures of government are often unjustly praised or blamed according to the event ; ' It has always been the practice of mankind to judge of actions by the event.'' JOHNSON. The fate of a nation sometimes hangs on the issue of a battle ; ' A mild, unruffled, self-possessing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...tmril. OTIK But in the glorious enterprise he died. ADDISON. IT has always been the practice ot mankino, to judge of actions by the event. The same attempts,...want celebrators of their wisdom and their virtue j and they that miscarry, are quickly discovered to have been defective not only in mental but in moral... | |
 | Seacome Ellison - 1838 - 344 pages
...achieved ; that is only canvassed in case of failure ; for " it has always AUSTRIAN GUARD-HOUSE. 165 been the practice of mankind to judge of actions by the event." Proceeding onwards, talking over and congratulating ourselves on the success of our stratagem — supposing... | |
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IT has always been the practice of mankind, to judge of actions by the event. The same attempts, conducted in the same manner, but terminated by different success, produce different judgments : they who attain their wishes, never want celebrators of their... 
