 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...Queen of Scots .[•] The generosity of Johnson's feeling shines forth in the following sentence : " It has now been fashionable, for near half a century,...praise ; and who will, without reward, oppose the this stately, elegant, and airy structure, which has so fino an effect, especially on approaching the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1833 - 1182 pages
...Mary, Queen of Scots *. The generosity of Johnson's feelings shine forth in the following sentence ' : "It has now been fashionable, for near half a century, to defame and vilify the house of Stuartj and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found few apologists, for... | |
 | James Boswell - Biography - 1846 - 602 pages
...Mary, Queen of Scots*. The generosity of Johnson's feelings shine forth in the following sentence ' : "It has now been fashionable, for near half a century,...remains still among us, not wholly extinguished, a /eal for truth, a desire of establishing right in opposition to fashion." [The following memorandum,... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1848 - 1798 pages
...Queen of Scots.* The generosity of Johnson 9 feelings shines forth in the following sentence * : — *' bruary 7. 1755. " Mr LORD, — I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of ' The World,' friars Bridge, calling It "an edifice. In which beauty and symmetry iire in vain sought for; by which... | |
 | James Boswell - 1860 - 950 pages
...as dead as the Stuarts, and would no more pay for praise than they could. — CHOKER. anil to exult and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have...few apologists for the dead cannot pay for praise ; «id who will, without reward, oppose the tide of popularity ? Yet there remain» ttill among us,... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1860 - 960 pages
...Queen of Scots.* The generosity of Johnson s feelings shines forth in the following sentence^ : — (< It has now been fashionable» for near half a century, to defame and vilify the house of Stuart, friars Bridge, calling it " an edifice, in which beauty and symmetry are in vain sought for; by which... | |
 | James Florant Meline - 1871 - 360 pages
...April, the year of God 1567 years." No. VIII. EXTRACTS FROM A REMARKABLE ARTICLE BY DR. JOHN'SON.1 "It has now been fashionable for near half a century...few apologists, for the dead cannot pay for praise." After recapitulating the dates involved, ho makes these points among others. That, — First, " These... | |
 | James Florant Meline - Queens - 1872 - 358 pages
...April, the year of God 1567 years." NO. vm. EXTRACTS FROM A REMARKABLE ARTICLE BY DR. JOHNSON. 1 " It has now been fashionable for near half a century...few apologists, for the dead cannot pay for praise." After recapitulating the dates involved, he makes these points among others. That,— First, " These... | |
 | James Boswell, William Wallace - 1873 - 612 pages
...Queen of Scots[*J. The generosity of Johnson's feelings shines forth in the following sentence : — ' It has now been fashionable for near half a century...will, without reward, oppose the tide of popularity ? .quarries belonging to the public, under the direction of the Lords of the Treasury, it so happened... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - London (England) - 1877 - 432 pages
...' It has now been fashionable for near half a century to defame and vilify the House of Stuart .... The Stuarts have found few apologists, for the dead...will without reward oppose the tide of popularity?' Johnson being accused of tergiversation, has a right to be heard in his own case. Much censured for... | |
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It has now been fashionable, for near half a century, to defame and vilify the house of Stuart, and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found few apologists, for the dead cannot pay for praise; and who will, without reward, oppose... 
