 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 496 páginas
...books to teach us our more important duties, and to settle opinions in philosophy or politics : but an Arbiter elegantiarum, a judge of propriety, was yet...conversation, and free it from thorns and prickles, which teaze the passer, though they do not wound him. " For this purpose nothing is so proper as the frequent... | |
 | 1803 - 420 páginas
...books to teach us our more important duties, and to settle opinions in philosophy or politics ; but an arbiter elegantiarum, a judge of propriety, was yet...conversation, and free it from thorns and prickles, which teaze the passer, though they do not wound him. For this purpose nothing is so proper as the frequent... | |
 | 1803 - 434 páginas
...books to teach us our more important duties, and to settle opinions in philosophy or politics ; but an arbiter elegantiarum, a judge of propriety, was yet...conversation, and free it from thorns and prickles, which teaze the passer, though they do not wound him. For this purpose nothing is so proper as the frequent... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...settle' opinions in philosophy or politicks; but an Arbttir tlegantiarum, a judge of 'propriety, was jet wanting, who should survey the track of daily conversation, and Free it from thorns and prickles, which teaze the passer, though they do not wound him. Fdr this purpose nothing is so proper as the frequent... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 páginas
...important duties, and to settle opinions in philusophy or polities; hut an Arhiter Eleganliarum, a jndge of propriety, was yet wanting, who should survey the...from thorns and prickles, which tease the passer, thongh they do not wound him. For this purpose nothing is so proper as the freqnent puhlication of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 406 páginas
...more important duties, and to settle opinions in philosophy or pojitics : but an Arbiter clegantiaium, a judge of propriety, was yet wanting, who should...conversation, and free it from thorns and prickles, which teaze the passer, though they do not wound him. ' Tor this purpose nothing is so proper as the frequent... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 páginas
...important duties, and to settle opinions in philosophy or politicks; but an Arbiter JSlegantiarum, a judge of propriety, was yet wanting, who should...conversation, and free it from thorns and prickles, which teaze the passer, though they do not wound him. For this purpose nothing is so proper as the frequent... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 páginas
...more important duties, and to settle opinions in philosophy or politics ; but an Arbiter Elcgantiarumt a judge of propriety, was yet wanting, who should...and prickles, which tease the passer, though they dp not wound him. For this purpose nothing is so proper as the frequent publication of short papers,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 páginas
...more important duties, and to settle opinions in philosophy or politicks; but an Arbiter Ekgantiarum, a judge of propriety, was. yet wanting, who should...conversation, and free it from thorns and prickles, which teaze the passer, though they do not wound him. For this purpose nothing is so proper as the frequent... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 390 páginas
...books to teach us our more important duties, and to settle opinions in philosophy or politics: but an Arbiter elegantiarum, a judge of propriety, was yet...conversation, and free it from thorns and prickles, which teaze the passer, though they do not wound him. ' This mode of conveying cheap and easy knowledge,... | |
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No writers had yet undertaken to reform either the savageness of neglect, or the impertinence of civility ; to shew when to speak, or to be silent ; how to refuse, or how to comply. We had many books to teach us our more important duties, and to settle... 
