But, scarce observ'd, the knowing and the bold
Fall in the gen'ral massacre of gold.
- Samuel Johnson
But, scarce observ'd, the knowing and the bold
Fall in the gen'ral massacre of gold.
- Samuel Johnson
But, scarce observ'd, the knowing and the bold
Fall in the gen'ral massacre of gold.
- Samuel Johnson
Must helpless man, in ignorance sedate,
Roll darkling down the torrent of his fate?
- Samuel Johnson
Sir, your levellers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear levelling up to themselves.
- Samuel Johnson
Onkivapa on keppi jonka toisessa päässä on koukku ja toisessa hölmö.
- Samuel Johnson
ESSAY — A loose sally of the mind; an irregular indigested piece; not a regular and orderly composition.
- Samuel Johnson
Niente può essere inutile a un poeta.
- Samuel Johnson
To a poet nothing can be useless.
- Samuel Johnson
Some claim a place in the list of patriots, by an acrimonious and unremitting opposition to the court. This mark is by no means infallible. Patriotism is not necessarily included in rebellion. A man may hate his king, yet not love his country.
- Samuel Johnson
ESSAY — A loose sally of the mind; an irregular indigested piece; not a regular and orderly composition.
- Samuel Johnson
Onkivapa on keppi jonka toisessa päässä on koukku ja toisessa hölmö.
- Samuel Johnson