 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...the conveyance of trutli ; and he that has flattery ready for all whom the vicissitudes of the worid happen to exalt, must be scorned as a prostituted mind; that may iccain the glitter of wit, but has lost the dignity of virtue. The Congratulation was considered as... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1801 - 496 pages
..." his imagination, his elegance, and his melody, with equal alacrity, for Charles the Second." " He that has flattery," says Dr. Johnson, " ready for...the decline of life, he purchased a small estate at Coleshill, his natal spot, and said, " He should be glad to die like the stag, where he was roused."... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 474 pages
...employed " his imagination, his elegance, and hU melody, with equal alacrity for Charles the Second." " He that has flattery," says Dr. Johnson, " ready for...the decline of life, he purchased a small estate at Coleshill, his natal spot, and said, " He should be glad to die like the stag, where he was roused."... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Anglesey (Wales) - 1801 - 512 pages
..." his imagination, his elegance, and his melody, with equal alacrity for Charles the Second." " He that has flattery," says Dr. Johnson, " ready for...exalt, must be scorned as a prostituted mind, that miy retain the glitter of wit, but has lost the dignity of virtue.'' Towards the decline of life, he... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...profess fiction ; but the legitimate end of fiction is the conveyance of truth ; and he that has flattery ready for all whom the vicissitudes of the world happen...glitter of wit, but has lost the dignity of virtue. The Congratulation was considered as inferior in poetical merit to the Panegyrick;. and it is reported,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...has flattery ready for all whoro the vicissitude* tudes of the world happen to exalt, must be Miorned as a prostituted mind, that may retain the-, glitter of wit, but has lost the dignity of virtue. * Life of Waller. It, does not always happen that the success of a poet is proportionate to his labour.... | |
 | Select collection - Epitaphs - 1806 - 262 pages
...elegance, and his family, melody, with equal alacrity for Charles II." /' He that has flattery," «yt Dr. Johnson, " ready for all whom the vicissitudes...world happen to exalt must be scorned as a prostituted mmd> that may retain the glitter of wit but has lost the dignity of virtue." Towards the decline of... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...intended to distinguish his writings are [elegance] sprightliness and dignity. " He that has flattery ready for all whom the vicissitudes of the world happen to exalt, must be [confessed to degrade his powers] scorned as a prostituted mind. " Blossoms to be valued only as they... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...pounds. " Congratulating Charles the Second on his [coronation] recovered right. " He that has flattery ready for all whom the vicissitudes of the world happen to exalt, must be [confessed to degrade his powers] scorned as a prostituted mind. " The characters by which Waller intended... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...profess fiction ; but the legitimate end of fiction is the conveyance of truth ; and he that has flattery ready for all whom the vicissitudes of the world happen...glitter of wit, but has lost the dignity of virtue. The The Congratulation was considered as inferior in poetical merit to the Panegyrick ; and it is reported,... | |
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Poets, indeed, profess fiction ; but the legitimate end of fiction is the conveyance of truth ; and he that has flattery ready for all whom the vicissitudes of the world happen to exalt, must be scorned as a prostituted mind, that may retain the glitter... 
