 TT is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good ; to be exposed to censure, without hope of praise ; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished for neglect,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Side 31af Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sider
...JOHNSON, ( 55 ) PREFACE TO The FOLIO EDITION of DR. JOHNSON's DICTIONARY. IT is the Fate of thofe who toil at the lower Employments of Life, to be rather...driven by the Fear of Evil, than attracted by the Profpect of Good ; to be expofed to Cenfure, without Hope or Praife ; to be difgraced by Mifcarriage,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 sider
...SAM. JOHNSON PREFACE' TO The Fo L io EDITION of DR. JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY. IT is the Fate of thofe who toil at the lower Employments of Life, to be rather...driven by the Fear of Evil, than attracted by the Profpe£t of Good ; to be expofed to Cenfure, without Hope or Praife ; to be difgraced by Mifcarriage,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sider
...SAM, JOHNSON, PREFACE TO The Fotio EDITION of DR. JOHNSON'S DICTIONARY. IT is the Fate of thofe who toil at the lower Employments of Life, to be rather driven by the Fear of Evil, than attra&ed by the Profpectof Good; to be expofed to Cenfure, without Hope or Praife ; to be difgraced... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 sider
...obedient, and moft humble fenrant, SAM. JOHNSON. TOTHE ENGLISH DICTIONARY. IT is the fate of thofe who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather...driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the profpeft of gfod ; to be expofed to cenfurc, without hope of praife* to be difgraced by mifcarriage,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 sider
...and moft humble fervant, SAM. JOHNSON; PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY. IT is the fate of thofe who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather...driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the profpect of good ; to be cxpofed to cenfure, without hope of praife ; to be difgraced by mifcarriage,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 sider
...will often be looking backward on the past. . - ,'- Idler, vol. 2, p. 113. It is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather...praise; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished ' x . ' for for neglect, wliere success would have been without applause, and diligence without reward.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 sider
...the Life. PREFACE. Г Т is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rathe driven by the fear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good ; to be ex« posed to censure, without hope, of praise ; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished for neglect,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 sider
...JOHNSON*. * Written in the year i747. C. PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY, IT is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather driven by thefear of evil, than attracted by the prospect of good ; to be exposed to censure, without hope of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 808 sider
...WILSON, CAHOEN TOWN, IT. PANCRAS. HUHVMW COUBK PREFACE TO THE FOLIO EDITION. IT is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather...attracted by the prospect of good ; to be exposed to erasure, without hope of praise ; to be disgraced by miscarriage, or punished for Defect, where success... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 sider
...and most humble servant, SAM. JOHNSON. PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY. TT is the fate of those who toil at the lower employments of life, to be rather...these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries j whom mankind have considered, not as the pupil, but the slave of science, the pioneer of literature,... | |
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