 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...  The Young men's magazine - Stran 49avtor: British and foreign young men's society - 1837Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 strani
...with protuberances and cavities. His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience,...precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor ia always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 608 strani
...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,...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... | |
 | John William Cole - 1839 - 192 strani
...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 strani
...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... | |
 | Thomas Peregrine Courtenay - 1840 - 354 strani
...appears to be of this opinion. " His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience,...precepts and axioms drop casually from him, he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to show in the virtuous a disapprobation of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 strani
...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...precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; he makes MI just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to show in the virtuous a disapprobation... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 348 strani
...sets candor higher than truth. • His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men : he sacrifices virtue to convenience,...indeed a system of social duty may be selected, for be that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but bis precepts and axioms drop casually from him ;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 610 strani
...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,...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 strani
...(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 strani
...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,...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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