 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 σελίδες
...by clemency and condefcenfion. Of Swift's general habits of thinking if his Letters can be fuppofed to afford any evidence, he was not a man to be either loved or envied. He feems to have wafled life in difcontent, by the rage of neglectcd pride, and the languifhmcnt of unfatisfied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 σελίδες
...by clemency and condefcenfion. Of Swift's general habits of thinking if hia Letters can be fuppofed to afford any evidence, he was not a man to be either loved or envied. He feems to have wafted life in difcontent, by the rage of neglected pride, and the languifhment of unfatisfied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 σελίδες
...by clemency and condefcenfion. Of Swift's general habits of thinking if his Letters can be fuppofed to afford any evidence, he was not a man to be either loved or envied. He feems to have wafted life in difcontent, by the rage of neglected pride, and the languifhment of unfatisfied... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 332 σελίδες
...by clemency and condefcenfion. Of Swift's general habits of thinking, if his Letters can be fuppofed to afford any evidence, he was not a man to be either loved or envied. He feems to have wafted life in difcontent, by the rage of neglfcfted pride, and the languifhment of unfatisfied... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 σελίδες
...soul. But a great mind disdains to hold any thing by courtesy, and therefore never usurps what a lawful claimant may take away. He that encroaches on another's...in his power : he is either repelled with helpless in» dignity, or endured by clemency and condescension. Of Swift's general habits of thinking, if his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 σελίδες
...indulges peculiar habits, is worse than others if he be not better. Life of Swift. I ' , SUBORDINATION. He that encroaches on another's dignity, puts himself...indignity, or endured by clemency and condescension. A great mind disdains to hold any thing by courtesy, and therefore never usurps what a lawful claimant... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 σελίδες
...; but a great mind disdains to hold any thing by courtesy, and therefore never usurps what a lawful claimant may take away. He that encroaches on another's...indignity, or endured by clemency and condescension." Various Readings in the Life of SWIFT. " Charity may be persuaded to think that it might be written... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 238 σελίδες
...See Page 153. mind disdains to hold any thing by courtesy, and therefore never usurps what a lawful claimant may take away. He that encroaches on another's...indignity, or endured by clemency and condescension." At another time he said, " Swift has a higher reputation than he deserves. His excellence is strong... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 562 σελίδες
...; but a great mind disdains to hold any thing by courtesy, and therefore never usurps what a lawful claimant may take away. He that encroaches on another's...indignity, or endured by clemency and condescension." Various readings in the Life of SWIFT. *' Charity may be persuaded to think that it might be written... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 560 σελίδες
...soul. But a great mind disdains to hold any thing by courtesy, and therefore never usurps what a lawful claimant may take away. He that encroaches on another's...condescension. Of Swift's general habits of thinking, if bis letters can be supposed to afford any evidence, he was not a man to be either loved or envied.... | |
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... neglect of those ceremonies which custom has established as the barriers between one order of society and another. This transgression of regularity was by himself and his admirers termed greatness of soul ; but a great mind disdains to hold any thing... 
