 | 1755 - 694 páginas
...and phrafes from mutability, Ihall imagine, that his dictionary can embalm his language, and fecure it from corruption and decay ; that it is in his power to change fublunary nature, or clear the world at once from folly, vanity, and affectation. In hope of giving... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 páginas
...and phrales fiom mutability, ihall imagine that his dictionary can cmbahn his language, and fecure it from corruption and decay, that it is in his power to change lublunary nature, or clear the world at onct: from folly, vanity, utA affectation. With this hope,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 páginas
...and Phrafes from Mutability, fhall imagine that his Dictionary can embalm his Language, and fecure it from Corruption and Decay ; that it is in his Power to change fub! unary. Nature, or clear the World at once from Folly, Vanity, and Affectation. With this Hope,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 páginas
...phrafes from mutability, fliall imagine that his dictionary can embalm his h::i:ru:!r,e, and fecure it from corruption and decay, that it is in his power to change fublunary nature, and clear the world at once from folly, vanity, and afiectairon. With With this hope,,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 páginas
...and phrafes from mutability, fhall imagine that his dictionary can embalm his language, and iecure it from corruption and decay, that it is in his power to change fublunary nature, and clear the world at once from folly, vanity, and aflectation. With this hope,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 páginas
...thousand years; and with equal justice may the lexicographer be derided, who being able to produce uo example of a nation that has preserved their words and phrases from mutability, sballimagine that this dictionary can embalm his language, and secure it from corruption and decay,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 páginas
...life to a thousand years ; and with equal justice may the lexicographer be derided, who being able to produce no example of a nation that has preserved...to change sublunary nature, and clear the world at once from folly, vanity, and affectation.. With this hope, however, academies have been instituted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 páginas
...prolong life to a thousand years; and with equal justice may the lexicographer be derided, who being able to produce no example of a nation that has preserved...to change sublunary nature, and clear the world at o.nc<? from folly, va, »ity, and affectation. With this hope, however, academies have been instituted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 páginas
...with equal justice may the lexicographer be de]cided, who being able to produce no example of a ation that has preserved their words and phrases from mutability,...to change sublunary nature, and clear the world at once from folly, vanity, and affectation. With this hope, however, academies have been instituted,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 páginas
...with equal justice may the lexicographer be derided, who being able to produce no example of a ation that has preserved their words and phrases from mutability,...to change sublunary nature, and clear the world at once from folly, vanity, and affectation. With this hope, however, academies have been instituted,... | |
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When we see men grow old and die at a certain time one after another, from century to century, we laugh at the elixir that promises to prolong life to a thousand years ; and with equal justice may the lexicographer be derided, who being able to produce... 
