... he carries his persons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses them without further care, and leaves their examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate; for it is always a writer's duty... The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. - Página 142por Samuel Johnson - 1809Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 páginas
...examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice...apparently rejects those exhibitions which would be mare affecting, for the sake of those which are more easy. It may be observed, that in many of his... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 páginas
...examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for k is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice...The plots are often so loosely formed, that a very •light consideration may improve them, and so carelessly pursued, that he seems not always fully... | |
| John Corry - 1809 - 236 páginas
...this impression he will consecrate the energies of his mind to Virtue, convinced that " It is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time and place." REVIEWERS. lie that refines the public taste is a public benefactor Jo ii is SON. Monthly... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 páginas
...examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice...very slight consideration may improve them, and so carelesly pursued, that he seems not always fully to comprehend his own design. He omits opportunities... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 páginas
...examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice...opportunities of instructing or delighting, which the train of bis story seems to force upon him, and apparently rejects those exhibitions which would be more affecting,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 páginas
...examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice...seems not always fully to comprehend his own design. Heomita opportunities of instructing or delighting, which the train of his story seems to force upon... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 páginas
...examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice...opportunities of instructing or delighting, which the train of Jiis story seems to force upon him, and apparently rejects those exhibitions which would be more affecting,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 páginas
...examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice...always fully to comprehend his own design. He omits opportuni- ' ties of instructing or delighting, which the train of his story seems to force upon him,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 páginas
...examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice...so loosely formed, that a very slight consideration mayimprove them, and so carelessly pursued, that he seems not always fully to comprehend his own design.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 páginas
...examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice...very slight consideration may improve them, and so carelesly pursued, that he seems not always fully to comprehend his own design. He omits opportunities... | |
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