 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 strani
...first defect is that to which may be imputed IT most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrifices I virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...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 strani
...first defect is that, to which may be imputed most of the evils in books or in men. He sacrifices, virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...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 strani
...His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 strani
...His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to show in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked; he carries his persons indifferently... | |
 | 1828 - 454 strani
...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 strani
...His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked; he carries his persons indifferently... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 strani
...His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to show in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 668 strani
...His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 486 strani
...in writing this poem ; Shakspeare, who, (as Dr. Johnson has justly observed,) generally " sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...instruct, that he seems to write without any moral purpose ; " — who " carries his persons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 486 strani
...has justly observed,) generally " sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful (o please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral purpose ; " — who " carries his persons incjift'erently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses... | |
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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. 
