 I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing through the clouds neither walls, nor mountains, nor seas, could afford any...  The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale : in Two Volumes - Page 41by Samuel Johnson - 1759 - 165 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...ought to repay the kindnefs that he has received." c< If men were all virtuous, returned the artift, I fhould with great alacrity teach them all to fly....through the clouds, neither walls, nor mountains, nor leas, could afford any fecurity. A flight of northern favages might hover in the wind, and light at... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...men were all virtuous, returned the artift, I ihould with great alacrity teach them all to fly. Buts what would be the fecurity of the good, if the bad could at pleafure invade them from the Iky ? Againft an army failing through the clouds, neither walls, nor mountains, nor feas, could afford... | |
 | English fiction - 1788 - 778 pages
...repay the k ¡minds that he has received,' ' If men were all virtuone,' returned (ie artift, « I mould with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what...if the bad could at pleafure invade them from the iky ? Againft an army failing through the clouds, neither walls, nor mountains, nor feas, could afford... | |
 | George Adams - Science - 1794 - 540 pages
...to repay the kindnefs that he has received.' * If men were all virtuous,' returned the artift,. *I fhould with great alacrity teach them all to fly ;....if the bad could at pleafure invade them from the iky? Againft an army failing through the clouds, neither walls, nor mountains, nor fcas could afford... | |
 | George Adams - Physics - 1794 - 606 pages
...repay the kindnefs that he has received.' ' If men were all virtuous,' returned the art i ft,. 'I mould with great -alacrity teach them all to fly ; but what would be the fccurity of the good, if the bad could at pleafure invade them from the fky ? Againft an army failing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 462 pages
...ought to repay the kindnefs that he has received." " If men were all virtuous, returned the artift, I fhould with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the iecurity of the good, if the bad Could at pleafure invade them from the fky ? Againft an army failing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...repay the kindness that he has received." " If men were all virtuous," returned the artist, " I should with 'great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Ethiopia - 1810 - 230 pages
...repay the kindness that he has received." " If men were all virtuous, returned the artist, I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the setcurity of the good, if the bad could at pleasure , invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 458 pages
...repay the kindness that he has received." / " If men were all virtuous, returned the artist, I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But •what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - English fiction - 1811 - 250 pages
...repay the kindness that he has received." " If men were all virtuous," returned the artist, " I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing... | |
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