He must divest himself of the prejudices of his age or country ; he must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable state ; he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental truths, which will always... Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia - Pagina 29de Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 135 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
| Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - 1833 - 476 pagini
...dcpouiller. 41 Ce qui est juste ou injuste. 48 to general and transcendent truths, which -will always lie the same ; he must, therefore, (content himself with the slow progress of his name 43,) contemn the applanr.c of his own time, and conmit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must... | |
| Jean Pons victor Lecoutz de Levizac (d.1) - 1834 - 494 pagini
...disregard present laws •nd opinions, and rise to general and transcendent truths, which will »lways be the same; he must therefore "(content himself with the slow progress of his name), contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1846 - 416 pagini
...decrepitude. He must divest himself of the prejudices of his age or country ; he must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable sta,te ; he must...himself with the slow progress of his name ; contemn the applause of his own time , and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1846 - 194 pagini
...decrepitude. He must divest himself of the prejudices of his age or country; he must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable state; he must...himself with the slow progress of his name; contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter... | |
| Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - 1846 - 584 pagini
...age or country 5 he must consider right and wrong 41 in their abstracted and invariable state 42 ; he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendant truths, which will always be the same ; he must, therefore, (content himself with the... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 560 pagini
...himself of the prejudices of his age or country ; he must consider right and wrong in their abstract and invariable state ; he must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise to general and traifr cendental truths, which will always be the same ; he must therefore content himself with the... | |
| Jean Pons Victor Lecoutz de Levizac - 1850 - 566 pagini
...decrepitude. He must divest himself of the prejudices of his age or country; he must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable state ; he must...present laws and opinions, and rise to general and transcendant truths, which will always be the same ; he must, therefore, content himself with the slow... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1851 - 228 pagini
...decrepitude. He must divest himself of the prejudices of his age or country; he must consider right and wrong in their abstracted and invariable state; he must...and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental truth, which will always be the same: he must therefore content himself with the slow progress of his... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 358 pagini
...of his age or country ; he must consider right and wrong in their ahstract and invariable state ; ho must disregard present laws and opinions, and rise...himself with the slow progress of his name ; contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 650 pagini
...disregard present k*= and opinions, and rise to general and transcendental truths, which will alwajt be the same ; he must therefore content himself with the slow progress of his name contemn the applause of his own time, and commit his claims to the justice of posterity. He must write as the interpreter... | |
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