 | 1776 - 632 pages
...and,humanity. There is no chaia Her without fomc fpeck, fome imperfection ; and I think the greateft defeat in his was an affectation in delicacy, or rather effeminacy £, and a vifible faftidioufnefs, or contempt r • « 1 have given, in the beginning of this lefiiun, an account... | |
 | John Murray - 1777 - 94 pages
...There is no " character without fome fpeck, " fome imperfeftion, and I think " the greateft defedl in his was an «' affectation in delicacy, or rather " efFeminacy, and a vifible faftidi" oufnefs, or contempt and difdain " of his inferiors in fcience. He " alfo had, in... | |
 | History - 1778 - 626 pages
...least, innocently employed ; to himself, certainly benefit cialiy. His time passed agreeably ; nacyf, and a visible fastidiousness, or contempt and disdain...of his inferiors in science. He also had, in some degrw, that weakness, which character without some speck, some he was every day making some new imperfection;... | |
 | SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 pages
...There is no charadter " without fome fpeck, fome imperfec*e tion.; and I think the greateft defedt " in his was an affectation in delicacy, " or rather effeminacy, and a vifible " faftidioufnefs, or contempt and dif" dain of his inferiors in fcience. He •" alfo :had,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 294 pages
...There is no character " without fome fpeek, feme imperfec*' tion; and I think the greateft defedt " in his was an affectation in delicacy,. " or rather effeminacy, and a vifible " faflidioulnefs, or contempt and diC" dain of his inferiors in fcience. He " alfo had, in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 522 pages
...There is. " no character without fome fpeck, fome " imperfection ; and I think the greateft de" fe6t in his was an affectation in delicacy, " or rather effeminacy, and a vifible faftidi" oufnefs, or contempt and difdain of his " inferiors in fcience. He alfo had, in fome... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...There is " no character without fome fpeck, fome " imperfection ; and I think the greateft de*' fecl in his was an affectation in delicacy, " or rather effeminacy, and a vifible faftidi" oufnefs, or contempt and difdain of his " inferiors in fcience. He alfo had, in fome... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...humanity. .There is no character without fome fpeck, fome impcrl'e6tion ; and I think the greateft defect in his was an affectation in delicacy, or rather effeminacy, and a vifible faftidioufceb, or contempt and difd.iin of his inferiors in fcience. He alfo had, in fome degree,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...he was also a good man, a well-bred man, a man of virtue and humanity. There is no character without some imperfection;" and I think the greatest defect...was an affectation in delicacy, or rather effeminacy f, and a visible fastidiousness, or contempt and disdain of his inferiors in science. He also had in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...but he was also a good man, a man of virtue and humanity. There " is no character without some speck, some imperfection ; and I think the " greatest defect...disgusted " Voltaire so much in Mr. Congreve : though he seemed to value others " chiefly according to the progress they had made in knowledge, yet he "... | |
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There is no character without some speck, some imperfection; and I think the greatest defect in his was an affectation in delicacy, or rather effeminacy, and a visible fastidiousness, or contempt and disdain of his inferiors in science. 
