 | Samuel Johnson - 1826 - 446 σελίδες
...religion, and would therefore never be able to shine, or distinguish themselves, upon any other subject ? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would take away the greatest, perhaps the only ,. topic we have left. Who would ever have suspected AsgiU for a wit. or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 σελίδες
...religion, and would therefore never be able to shine, or distinguish themselves, upon any other subject ! ot gained at the expense of dignity. A hero would wish to bo loved, as well as to be r greatest, perhaps the only, topic we have left. Who would ever have suspected Asgill for a wit, or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 σελίδες
...religion, and would therefore never be able to shine, or distinguish themselves, upon any other subject ! We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, ind would take away the greatest, perhaps :he only, topic we have left. Who would ever lave suspected... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 σελίδες
...retfgion, and would therefore never be abie to shi ne, or distinguish themselves, u pon any other subject? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would take away the greatest, perhaps the only, topic we have left. Who would ever have suspected Asgill for a wit, or... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 σελίδες
...religion, and would, therefore, be never able to shine or distinguish themselves on any other subject ? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would we take away ihe greatest, perhaps the only topic we have left ( Who would ever have suspected Asgill... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 σελίδες
...religion, and would therefore never be able to shine or distinguish themselves upon any other subject ? we are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would we take away the greatest, perhaps the only, topic we have left? Who would ever have suspected Asgil... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 σελίδες
...religion, and would therefore never be able to shine or distinguish themselves upon any other subject ? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would take away the greatest, perhaps the only topic we have left. Who would ever have suspected Asgill for a wit, or Toland... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 512 σελίδες
...religion, and would therefore never be able to shine, or distinguish themselves, upon any other subject ! We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would we take away the greatest, perhaps the only topic we have left ? Who would ever have suspected Asgill... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 σελίδες
...religion, and would therefore never be able to shine or distinguish themselves upon any other subject ? we are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would we take away the greatest, perhaps the only, topic we have left ? Who would ever have suspected Asgil... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 696 σελίδες
...religion, and would, thérefore, be never able to shine or distinguish thémselves on any othér subject? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us, and would we take away the greatest, perhaps the only topic we have Jeft? 1. I do very much apprehénd that in... | |
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What wonderful productions of wit should we be deprived of, from those whose genius by continual practice hath been wholly turned upon raillery and invectives against religion, and would therefore never be able to shine or distinguish themselves upon... 
