| James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...' Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible.' Ib. viii. 316. Lord Chesterfield in writing to his son about his first appearance in the world said,... | |
| James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...' Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible.' Ib. viii. 316. Lord Chesterfield in writing to his son about his first appearance in the world said,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...east? Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge, todfipise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is o* possible. Pope was lar enough from this unreasonable temper ; he was sufficiently a fool to Fame,... | |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1819 - 550 pages
...envy. Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge. To despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just; and if it were just, is not possible. To know the world is necessary, since we were born for the help of one another; and to know it early... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...51. Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge. To despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just}, and if it were just, is not possible. Lift of PopĀ», To know the world, is necessary, since we .were born for the help of one another; and... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...ease ? Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge, to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from thir- unreasonable temper ; he was suf'ficiently a fool to Fame, and his fault... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...ease ? Of things that terminate in human lite, the world is the proper judge; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper : he was sufficiently a fool to Fame, and his fault... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...? Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper : he was sufficiently a foal to Fame, and his fault... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 464 pages
...? Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper ; he was sufficiently a fool to fame, and his fault... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...? Of things that terminate in human life, the world is the proper judge ; to despise its sentence, if it were possible, is not just ; and if it were just, is not possible. Pope was far enough from this unreasonable temper : he was sufficiently a fool to Fame, and his fault... | |
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