 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 oldal
...capacities, or attainments, difregard the common maxima of life, mall be reminded that nothing can fupply the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' *** Dr. Dr. THOMAS SHERIDAN WA S born in the county... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 624 oldal
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, flialt be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." Of the intermediate and fubfequent lives, the moft... | |
 | Richard Savage, Samuel Johnson - 1777 - 354 oldal
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded that nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. END OF THE LIFE OF MR. SAVAGE. LOVE IN A VEIL. A... | |
 | Richard Savage - 1780 - 390 oldal
...or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fii ;.', i be reminded that nothing will fnpply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity long continued will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. TO THOMAS HAgRIS, PATENTEE OF THE •THEATRE ROYAL,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 258 oldal
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridicu.» lous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVILE. OF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 244 oldal
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. SOMERVIL E. kF Mr. SOMERVILE's life I am not able... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 oldal
...capacities or attainments, ddfregard the common maxims of Hfe, fhall be reminded, that nothing . will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, -and genius contemptible, . , 5 • SWIFT. w T. . -1 r 381 ] SWIFT. AN Account... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 oldal
...capacities or attainments, difregard the common maxims of life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply the want of prudence ; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelefs, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. w T. , • SW IF T. A ^ N Account of Dr. Swift has... | |
 | 1782 - 540 oldal
...attainments, diiregai-dej the common maxims of life, outfit to be reminded, that nothing will ftipply the want of prudence ; and, that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge ufelels, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible." In our next Number we mean to give a Genealogical... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 oldal
...or attainments, difregard the common maxims o * life, fhall be reminded, that nothing will fupply * the want of prudence, and that negligence and * irregularity long continued, will make knowledge * ufelefsj wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.' This celebrated eflay in biography was publifhed... | |
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... nothing will supply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible. 
