 ... truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character...  The popular educator - Page 174by Popular educator - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800
...wit on the side of virtue od religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught I to others ; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause if reason and of truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long conjttttd gaiety with vice, and... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802
...book of piety ought to be.—" Addison not " only made the proper use of wit himself, " but taught it to others; and from his " time it has been generally subservient to " the cause of reason and of truth. He " has dissipated the prejudice which had " long connected gaiety with vice, and " easiness... | |
 | English literature - 1803
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners... | |
 | English literature - 1803
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had lojig connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of reason and of truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1808
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but he taught it to others ; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of reason and of truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with wit, and easiness of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of reason and of truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of reason and of truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810
...wit on the side of virtue anrl religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of reason and of truth. lie has dissipated the prejudice that had long connecteJ gaiety with vice, and easiness of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of reason and of truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice and easiness of... | |
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