 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 páginas
...whole is spherical, though its surface is varied with protuberances and cavities. His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in...his writings, indeed, a system of social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but his precepts and axioms drop casually... | |
 | John William Cole - 1839 - 192 páginas
...detached sentence from Dr. Johnson's celebrated preface, to the following effect. " He (Shakspeare) sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more...that he seems to write without any moral purpose." This carelessness is thus represented as a peculiar attribute of theatrical composition; but add the... | |
 | John William Cole - 1839 - 194 páginas
...detached sentence from Dr. Johnson's celebrated preface, to the following effect. " He (Shakspeare) sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more...that he seems to write without any moral purpose." This carelessness is thus represented as a peculiar attribute of theatrical composition; but add the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 608 páginas
...different from ours of the morality of our author's scenes. He says, " His (Shakspeare's) first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in...books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, aud is so much more careful to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral purpose.... | |
 | Thomas Peregrine Courtenay - 1840 - 354 páginas
...be found. | Indeed, Dr. Johnson himself elsewhere appears to be of this opinion. " His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in...his writings, indeed, a system of social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but his precepts and axioms drop casually... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 páginas
...due to tbat bigotry which sets candor higher than truth. the evil in books or in men : he sacrifice* virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...his writings indeed a system of social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but his precepts and axioms drop casually... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 348 páginas
...and little regard is due to that bigotry which sets candor higher than truth. • His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in...his writings indeed a system of social duty may be selected, for be that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but bis precepts and axioms drop casually... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 610 páginas
...different from ours of the morality of our author's scenes. He says, " His (Shakspeare's) first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in...moral purpose. From his writings, indeed, a system of moral duty may be selected," (indeed!) " but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; " (Would... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 578 páginas
...(Shakspeare's) first defect is that to which may be imputed most of tho evil in books or in men. lie sacrifices virtue to convenience ; and is so much...moral purpose. From his writings, indeed, a system of moral duty may be selected," (indeed !) *' but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him :" (Would... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1848 - 618 páginas
...different, from ours of the morality of our author's scenes. He says, " His (Shakspeare's) first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in...moral purpose. From his writings, indeed, a system of moral duty may be selected," (indeed!) " but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; " (Would... | |
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He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral purpose. From his writings indeed a system of social duty may be selected... 
