 | William Mudford - 1802 - 166 pages
...his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the...generations ; as a being superior to time and place. His labour is not yet at an end; he must know many languages and many sciences ; — and that his style... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 162 pages
...of his name; contemn the praise of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must wiite as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of...generations; as a being superior to time and place, " His labour is not yet at an end : he must, know many languages and many sciences; and, that his style... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Historical fiction - 1809 - 210 pages
...of his name; contemn the praise of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter .of nature, and the...generations; as a being superior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end: he must know .many languages and many sciences; and, that his style... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Ethiopia - 1810 - 230 pages
...his name, contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pages
...his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - English fiction - 1811 - 250 pages
...his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the...generations ; as a being superior to time and place. "His labour is not yet at an end: he must know many languages and many sciences ; and, that his style... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 428 pages
...his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the...generations ; as a being superior to time and place. " His labour is not yet at an end : he must know many languages and many sciences ; and, that his style... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English fiction - 1811 - 194 pages
...his -name, contejnn the applause of his own . ime, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He musT write as the 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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, aud commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter of nature, and the...generations, as a being superior to time and place. ' His labour is not yet at an end ; he must know many languages and many sciences ; and, that his style... | |
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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. 
