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... Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Página 107por Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 páginas
...the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently through right or wrong, and at the close dismisses ade of faith and service ;— And so am I for Phcbe....And I for Ganymede. Roi. And I for no woman. Sil. justice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often so loosely formed, that a very... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1839 - 608 páginas
...the wicked : 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 the age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 páginas
...his persons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses them without farther care, and leaves their examples to operate by chance....always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often so loosely formed, that a very... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1844 - 348 páginas
...his persons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses them without farther care, and leaves their examples to operate by chance....always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often so loosely formed, that a very... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1847 - 578 páginas
...without further care, and leaves their examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of the age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time or place/' Why this commonplace on justice should be compelled... | |
| Charles Knight - 1849 - 574 páginas
...the wicked ; 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." Johnson could not have avoided seeing that, if Shakspere had not carried his persons " indifferently... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1850 - 656 páginas
...the wicked : 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 the age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1850 - 614 páginas
...the wicked : 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 the age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1851 - 360 páginas
...An author who sacrifices virtue to convenience, and seems to write without any moral purpose, even the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it...always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time and place. Preface to Shakspeare. Many causes may vitiate a... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1853 - 336 páginas
...An author who sacrifices virtue to convenience, and seems to write without any moral purpose, even the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it...always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time and place. Preface to Shakspeare. Many causes may vitiate a... | |
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