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" ... truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character... "
The Spectator: In Eight Volumes. : Vol. I[-VIII]. - Page xviii
1803
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Dryden. Smith. Duke. King ...

Samuel Johnson - 1794 - 450 pages
...laxity of princijles. He has reftored virtue to its digniry\ and taught innocence not to be afhamed This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all " Rormnfame," No greater felicity can genius ata\n than that of having purified intellectual plealure,...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ...

1798 - 666 pages
...laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs -, of having taught a fucceffion...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...that had long conjttttd gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. Be hu restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to- be ashamed, fhis is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Ro- ' I* man fame." No greater...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be alhamed. This is" an elevation of literary character, "above...attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs ; of having taught a fucceffion...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above...attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioufnefs ; of having taught a fucceffion...
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The Monthly Epitome, Volume 4

1801 - 506 pages
...rcßored virtue .' to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. Tliis is an eleva, tion of literary character, "above all Greek, above all...genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentioiifnefs; of having taught a fuccellion...
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The Meditations of a Recluse: Chiefly on Religious Subjects

John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...with laxity of prin" ciples. He has restored virtue to its " dignity, and taught innocence not to.be " ashamed. This is an elevation of literary " character,...having purified " intellectual pleasure, separated mirth.from " indecency, and wit from licentiousness; " of having taught a succession of writers, "...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...generally subservient to the cause of reason and of truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners...its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed, i This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Ro" man fame." No greater...
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The Truth and Excellence of the Christian Religion Exhibited: In Two Parts ...

Hannah Adams - 1804 - 398 pages
...laxity of principles. He has reftored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be afhamed. This is an elevation of literary character above all Greek, above all Roman fame. Nogreater felicity can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual pleafure, feparated...
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Essays Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pages
...and salvation of thousands and tens of thousands. " No greater felicity," says the moral Johnson, " can genius attain, than that of having purified intellectual...indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness; and if I may use expressions...
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