 It may repress the triumph of malignant criticism to observe that, if our language is not here fully displayed, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers have hitherto completed.  The Scots Magazine - Page 1841755Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...Bowers, but amidft Inconver G nience and Diftraction, in Sickncfs and in Sorrow : And it may repreis the Triumph of malignant Criticifm to obferve, that...completed. If the Lexicons of ancient Tongues, now immur tably fixed, and cornprifed in a few Volumes, be yet, after the Toil of fucceflive Ages, inadequate... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...academkk Bowers, but amidft InconveG 3 jiicocr nience and Diftraction, in Sickncfs and in Sorrow ; And it may reprefs the Triumph of malignant Criticifm...to obferve, that if our Language is not here fully dilplayed, I have oply failed in an Attempt which no human Powers have hitherto completed. If the Lexicons... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...the flicker of academick bowers, but amidft inconvenience and diftrnction, in ficknefs and in forrow. It may reprefs the triumph of malignant criticifm...lexicons of ancient tongues, now immutably fixed, and comprized in a few volumes, be yet, after the toil of fucceflive ages, inadequate and delufive ; if... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...the fhcker of academick bowers, but amidft inconvenience and diftracYion, in ficknefs and in forrow. It may reprefs the triumph of malignant criticifm to obferve, that if our language is not here fully ditplaycd, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers have hitherto completed. If the lexicons... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...the triumph of malignant criticisnj to observe, that • ' our language is not here fully displayed, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers have hitbeito completed. If the lexicons of ancient tongues, now immntably fixed, and comprised in a few... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...repress the triumph of malignant criticism to observe, that if our language is not here fully displayed, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers...lexicons of ancient tongues, now immutably fixed, and comprized in a few volumes, be yet, after the toil of successive ages, inadequate aud delusive ; if... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...repress the triumph of malignant criticism to observe, that if our language is not here fully displayed, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers...lexicons of ancient tongues, now immutably, fixed, and comprised in a few volumes, be yet, after the toil of successive ages, inadequate and delusive ; if... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...repress the triumph of malignant criticism to observe, that if our Ianguage is not here fully displayed, I have only failed in an attempt, which- no human...have hitherto completed. If the lexicons of ancient ton«ues, now immutably fixed, and comprized in a few volumes, be yet, after the toil of successive... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...the triumph of malignant criticism to observe, that if our Ianguage is not here fully displayed, 1 have only failed in an attempt, which no human powers have hitherto competed. It' the lexicons of ancient tongues, now immutably fixod, and comprised in a few volumes,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1812 - 808 pages
...repress the triumph of malignant criticism to observe, that if onr language is not here fully displayed, I have only failed in an attempt which no human powers...lexicons of ancient tongues, now immutably fixed, and comprised in a few volumes, bo yet, after the toil of successive ages, inadequate and delusive ; if... | |
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