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, for he that thinks reasonably must think... The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. - Página 141por Samuel Johnson - 1809Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 páginas
...in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral...distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked; he carries his persons indifferently through right... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 páginas
...in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral...distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently through... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 páginas
...or in men. He sacrifices I virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful '• / to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral...selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally i but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; he makes no just distribution of good or evil,... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 páginas
...in books or in men. He sacrifices, virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral...selected ; for he, that thinks reasonably, must think moraHy : bat his precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; he makes no just distribution of good... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 páginas
...in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral...distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently through... | |
| 1828 - 454 páginas
...still greater critic and moralist than Dryden, says that " Shakspeare sacrifices virtue to convenience his precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; he makes no just distribution of good and evil, nor u he always careful to show in the virtuous a just disapprobation of the wicked ; he... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 450 páginas
...in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral...distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked; he carries his persons indifferently through right... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 668 páginas
...in books or in men. 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 7 may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but his precepts and axioms drop... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 páginas
...books or in men. He sacrifices j virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful ; to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral...he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor 13 always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked; he carries his persons indifferently... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 páginas
...convenience, and is so much more careful to please than to instruct, that he seems to write VOL. x. L without any moral purpose. From his writings indeed...distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently through... | |
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