 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...could not inftrucl: him, have owned my ignorance. I might eafily have accumulated a mafs of feeming learning upon eafy fcenes ; but it ought not to be...faid no more. Notes are often neceflary, but they are neceflary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakefpeare, and who defires... | |
 | 1765 - 600 pages
...could not inilru£t him, have owned my ignorance. I might eafily have accumulated a mafs of feeming learning upon eafy fcenes ; but it ought not to be...where others have faid enough, I have faid 'no more.'' As to the work itfelf } the prefent Editor hath prefixed the feveral prefaces of Pope, Theobald, Hanmer... | |
 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...upon eafy fcenes ; but it ought not to be imputed tp regligence, that, where nothing was neccflary, nothing has been done, or that, where others have faid enough, I have faid no more.' As to the work itfclf ; the prefent Editor hath prefixed the; feveral prefaces of Pope, Theobald, Hanmer... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...could not inftrudt him, have owned my ignorance. I might eafily have accumulated a mafs of feeming learning upon eafy fcenes; but it ought not to be imputed to negligence, that, where nothing was necefiary, nothing has been done, or that, where others have faid enough, I have faid no more. Notes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...could not inftrucl him, have owned my ignorance. I might eafily have accumulated a mafs of feeming learning upon eafy fcenes •, but it ought not to...faid no more. Notes are often neceflary, but they are neceflary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakefpeare, and who delires... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...owned my Ignorance. I might eafiiy have accumulated a Mais La of of feeming Learning upon eafy Scenes ; but it ought not to be imputed to Negligence, that,...that, where others have faid enough, I have faid no mere. Notes are often neceffary, but they are neceflary "Evils. Let him that is yet unacquainted with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...Scenes -, but it ought pot to be imputed to Negligence, that, where nothing was necefiary, noth/ng has been done ; or that, where others have faid enough, I have faid no more. Notes are often necefiary, but they arc ncceflary Evils. Let him that is yet unacquainted with the Powers of Shakefpeare,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...my Ig'' ';irfora«W. I Tnlght Cafi'ly have accumulated a Mafs of feeming Learning upon eafy Scenes ; but it ought not to be imputed to Negligence, that, where nothing was neceflary, noth/ng has been done ; or that, where others have faid enough, I have faid no more. Notes are often... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...could not inftruct him, have owned my ignorance. I might eafily have accumulated a mafs of feeming learning upon eafy fcenes; but it ought not to be...faid no more. Notes are often neceflary, but they are neceflary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakefpeare, and who defires... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...could not inftruft him, have owned my ignorance. I might eafily have accumulated a mafs of feeming learning upon eafy fcenes ; but it ought not to be...faid no more. Notes are often neceflary, but they are neceflarjr evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Sbakefpeare, and who defires... | |
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I have not passed over with affected superiority what is equally difficult to the reader and to myself, but where I could not instruct him have owned my ignorance. 
