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" He must write as the interpreter of nature and the legislator of mankind, and consider himself as presiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations — as a being superior to time and place. "
Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most eminent ... - Page 245
by Elegant extracts - 1812
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...confider himfelf as prefiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being fuperior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he muft know many languages and many fciencesj and, that his ftyle may be worthy of his thoughts, mutt,...
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The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 318 pages
...confider himfelf as prefiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being fuperior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he muft know many languages and many fciences; and, that his ftyle may be worthy of his thoughts, muft,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: A dissertation upon the Greek comedy ...

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 586 pages
...confider himfelf as prefiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being fuperier to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he muft know many languages and many fciences ; and, that his ftyle may be worthy of his thoughts, muft,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...confider himfelf as prefaling over the thoughts and manners of future generations, as a being fuperior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he mult know many languages and many iciences ; anc!, that his Ityle may be worthy of his thoughts, mull,...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...confider himfelf as preliJing over the thoughts and manners of future generations, as a being fuperior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he milt know many languages and many Iciences; and, that his ilvlc may be worthy of his thoughts, mull,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 462 pages
...confider himlelf as prefiding over the thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being fuperior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he muft know many languages and many fciences ; and, that his ftyle may be worthy of his thoughts, muft,...
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Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...therefore content himself with the slow progress of his name; contemn the praise of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He...Generations; as a being superior to time and place. many languages and many sciences; and, that his style may be worthy of his thoughts, must, by incessant...
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Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 230 pages
...therefore content himself with the slow progress of his name, contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He...generations, as a being superior to time and place. " His labor is not yet at an end : he must know. many languages and many sciences ; and, that his style may...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pages
...therefore content himself with the slow progress of his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He...thoughts and manners of future generations ; as a being superiour to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he must know many languages and many...
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Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia: A Tale

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 194 pages
...' content himself with the slow progress of his -name, contejnn the applause of his own . ime, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He...interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind, and onsider himself aspre siding over the thoughts and manners of future generations, as a being superior...
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