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" His story requires Romans or kings, but he thinks only on men. He knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all dispositions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the senate-house for that which the senate-house would certainly have afforded him. "
Prose on Several Occasions: Accompanied with Some Pieces in Verse - Page 62
by George Colman - 1787
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...eilential character, is not very careful of diftinctions fu per induced and adventitious. His (lory requires Romans or kings, but he thinks only on men....had men of all difpofitions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the fenate-houfe would certainly have afforded him. He...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...the effemial charafter, is not vtry careful of diftinfUons luperinduced and adventitious. His (lory requires Romans or kings, but he thinks only on men....had men of all difpofitions; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the fenate-houfe would certainly have afforded him. He...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...predominate over accident; and if he preferves the efiential character, is not very careful of diftinftions fuperinduced and adventitious. His ftory requires...knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all djfpofitions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the fenate-houfe...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...the eflential Character, is not very careful of Diftinctions fuperinduced and adventitious. His Story requires Romans or Kings, but he thinks only on Men. He knew that Rome, like every other City, bad Men of all Difpofitions ; and wanting a Buffoon, he went into the Senate. houfe for that which...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...fuperinduced and adventitious. His Story requires Romans or Kings, but he thinks only on Men. He k«ew that Rome, like every other City, had Men of all Difpofitions; and wanting a Buffoon, he went into the Senate- houfe for that which the Senate-houfe would certainly have afforded him. He...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...accident; and if he preferves the effential character, is not veiy careful of diftlnctions .Superinduced and adventitious. His ftory requires Romans or kings,...had men of all difpofitions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the fenate-houfe would certainly have afforded him. He...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...the effential character, is not very careful of dittinctions fuperinduced and adventitious. His llory requires Romans or kings, but he thinks only on men....had men of all difpofitions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the fenate-houfe would certainly have afforded him. He...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...the essential character, is not very careful of distinctions superinduced and adventitious. His story requires Romans or Kings, but he thinks only on men....knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all dispositions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the senate-house for that which the senate-house...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...careful of diftinaionj fupcrinduced and adventitious. His (lory requires P.omans or Kings, but he thin';* only on men. He knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all dilpuiitiona ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the frnatehoufe...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...predominate over accident ; and if he preferves the eflential character, is not very careful of diftinitions fuperinduced and adventitious. His ftory requires...had men of all difpofitions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenatehoufe for that which the fenate-houfe would certainly have afforded him. He...
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