 It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects but by the lights which he afforded them.  The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces - Page 149by Samuel Johnson - 1781Full view - About this book
 | British poets - 1822 - 304 pages
...considered as deciding by taste rather than by principles. It is not uncommon, for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 428 pages
...Johnson replied in the following excellent words : " It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some, who, perhaps, would never have seen his defects, but by the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 426 pages
...Johnson replied in the follow, ing excellent words : " It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some, who, perhaps, would never have seen his defects, but by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 446 pages
...as deciding by taste* rather than by principles. It is not uncommon, for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 452 pages
...as deciding by taste* rather than by principles. It is not uncommon, for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...from combined taste and skill which they now enjoy. " It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook then" masters. Addison is now despised by some who, perhaps, would never have seen his defects, but... | |
 | 1824 - 884 pages
...us in the literary warfare. As Johnson observes, " it is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add ,a little of their own, and overlook their masters." So we seem to forget that, if we have dressed and pruned the vine, others planted and watered... | |
 | 1824 - 890 pages
...us in the literary warfare. As Johnson observes, " it is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters." So we seem to forget that, if we have dressed and pruned the vine, others planted and watered... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...considered as deciding by taste rather than by principles. It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...considered as deciding by taste rather than by principles. It is not uncommon for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the... | |
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