 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 596 pages
...of the public. It has now been fafbionable for near half a century, to defame and vilify the houfe of Stuart, and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found few apoiogifts, for the dead cannot pay for praife; and ?ho will, without reward, oppofe the tide of popularity... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1788 - 586 pages
...of the public. It has now been fafhionable for near half a century, to defame and vilify the houfe of Stuart, and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found few apologifts, for the dead cannot pay for praife ; and who will, without reward, oppofe the tide of popularity... | |
 | William Nimmo (minister of Bothkennar.) - 1817 - 804 pages
...fashionable," says one of the most eminent of the moderns, " to defame and vilify the House of Stuart. They have found few apologists, for the dead cannot pay...without reward, oppose the tide of popularity? Yet," he adds, " there still remains among us a zeal for truth in opposition to*fashion.v* We do not propose... | |
 | George Chalmers - 1818 - 540 pages
...and vilify, the house of Steuart, and to exalt, and " magnify the reign of Elizabeth; The Steuarts have found few " apologists : For, the dead cannot...reward, oppose the tide of popularity ? Yet, there re" mains still among us, not wholly extinguished, a zeal for truth, " and a desire for establishing... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 442 pages
...Mary, Qneen of Scots.s 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 honse of Stuart, and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found few apologists,... | |
 | George Chalmers - Scotland - 1822 - 570 pages
...vilify, the ' house of Steuart, and to exalt, and mag" nify the reign of Elizabeth. The Steuarts ' have found few apologists : For, the dead ' cannot...and who will, ' without reward, oppose the tide of popu' larity ? Yet, there remains still among 4 us, not wholly extinguished, a zeal for " truth, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 546 pages
...writes merely for sale, is tempted to court purchasers by flattering the prejudices of the public. It has now been fashionable for near half a century, to defame and vilify the house of Stuart, and to exhalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found few apologists, for the dead cannot... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 750 pages
...writes merely for sale, i) tempted to court purchasers by flattering the prejudices of the public. It has now been fashionable for near half a century,...and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuart» have found few apologists, for the dead cannot pay for praise; and who will, without reward,... | |
 | George Chalmers - Scotland - 1825 - 60 pages
...writes, merely, for sale, is tempted to court purchasers, by flattering the prejudices of the public. " It has now been fashionable for near half a century, to defame, and villify, the house of Stuart, and to exalt, and magnify, the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have found... | |
 | Mary (Queen of Scots) - Love-letters - 1825 - 64 pages
...writes, merely, for sale, is tempted to court purchasers, by flattering the prejudices of the public. " It has now been fashionable for near half a century, to defame, and villify, the* house of Stuart, and to exalt, and magnify, the reign of Elizabeth. The Stuarts have... | |
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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... 
