 An ambassador is said to be a man of virtue sent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country ; a news-writer is a man without virtue, who writes lies at home for his own profit.  The Idler - Side 119av Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1761 - 308 sider
...his ozun profit. To thefe compofitions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither induf: try nor fprightlinefs, but contempt of fhame, and indifference to truth are abfolutely neceffary. He who by a long familiarity with infamy has obtained thefe qualities, may confidently tell... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1767 - 316 sider
...Jetton's jocular definition, An Ambaffador is faid to be a man of "virtue fent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country ; a News-writer is a man without virtue, who writes lies at borne for his own profit. To thefe .compofitions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 sider
...lies for the advantage of bis country ; a news-writer is a man without virtue, wbo writes lies at bome for his own profit. To thefe compofitions is required...but contempt of fhame and indifference to truth are abfolutcly neceflary. He who by a long familiarity with infamy has obtained thefe qualities, may confidently... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 sider
...faid to be a man of virtue fent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country -, a news- writer is a man without virtue^ who writes lies at home for his own profit. To thefe cornpofitions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither induftry nor fprightlinefs ; but contempt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 sider
...Wotton's jocular definition, An ambqffhdor is faid to be a man of virtue fent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country ; a news-writer is a man...of fhame and indifference to truth are abfolutely neceffary. He who by a long familiarity with infamy has obtained thefe qualities, may confidently tell... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 sider
...Wotton's jocular definition, An ambassador is said to be a man of virtue sent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country ; a news-writer is a man...virtue, who writes lies at home for his own profit. To these compositions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither industry nor sprightliness ; but... | |
 | 1803 - 196 sider
...man of virtue sent abroad to tell lies for the ' advantage of his country; a News-writer is a mail * without virtue, who writes lies at home for his own * profit.' To these compositions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither industry nor sprightliness ; but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 sider
...ambassador is said to be a man of virtue, sent Abroad, to iell lies for the advantage of his •country." country." A news-writer is a man without virtue, who writes lies at home for his own profit. Idler, vol. 3, p. 31. SPLENDID WICKEDNESS. There have been men splendidly wicked, whose endowments... | |
 | John Britton - 1807 - 252 sider
...jocular definition, 'An Ambassador,1 is said to be 'a man of virtue sent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country ; a news-writer is a man without virtue, who writes at home for his own profit.' ''In time of war the nation is always of one mind, eager to hear something... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 sider
...Wotton% jocular definition, An ambassador is said to be a man of virtue sent abroad to tell lies for the advantage- of his country ; a news-writer is a man...virtue, who writes lies at home for his own profit. To these compositions is required neither genius raor knowledge, neither industry nor sprightliness; but... | |
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