| Samuel Johnson - 1767 - عدد الصفحات: 316
...found. In Sir Henry 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - عدد الصفحات: 430
...its perfection requires fuch a combination of qualities,- that a man completely fitted for the taflc is not always to be found. In Sir Henry Wotton's jocular definition, An amlajfador is faid to be a man of virtue fent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 432
...be found. In Sir Henry 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 without virtue ', who -writes lies at home for his own profit, To thefe compofitions is required neither... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 220
...his district with conjectures on the events of war, and with debates on the true interest of Europe. To write news in its perfection requires such a combination...advantage of his country ; a news-writer is a man without virtue, who writes lies at home for his own profit. To these compositions is required neither... | |
| 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 196
...his district with conjectures on the events of war, and with debates on the true interest of Europe. To write news in its perfection requires such a combination...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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 594
...Roger Ascham, p. 23$. • -''* '* 0* •JfEWS-WRITEE, In isir Henry Wotton-s jocular definition, " aa 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... | |
| John Britton - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 252
...conjectures on the 12 » events of war, and with debates on the true interest of Europe. " To write News in perfection requires such a combination of qualities,...found. In Sir Henry Wotton's jocular definition, 'An Ambassador,1 is said to be 'a man of virtue sent abroad to tell lies for the advantage of his country... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 410
...his district with conjectures on the events of war, and with debates on the true interests of Europe. To write news in its perfection requires such a combination...is said to be a man of virtue sent abroad to tell lief for the advantage of his country ; a news-writer is a man viitl^ out virtue, who writes lies at... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...his district with conjectures on the events of war, and with debates on the true interest of Europe. To write news in its perfection requires such a combination...for the task is not always to be found. In Sir Henry Wotton% jocular definition, An ambassador is said to be a man of virtue sent abroad to tell lies for... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 386
...his district with conjectures on the events of war, and with debates on the true interest of Europe. To write news in its perfection requires such a combination...advantage of his country ; a news-writer is a man without virtue, who writes lies at home for his own profit." To these compositions is required neither... | |
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