 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...pretensions to renown ; and little regard is due to that bigotry which sets candour higher than truth. His Quickly tell me so mush. II utt. What say you to young master Fenton? h> social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but his precepts and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pages
...earth upon the whole is spherical, though its surface is varied with protuberances and cavities. His first defect is that to which may be imputed most...moral purpose. From his writings, indeed, a system of social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but his precepts and... | |
 | John William Cole - Theater - 1839 - 194 pages
...Johnson's opinion is diminished. "His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evils in books or in men : he sacrifices virtue to convenience,...moral purpose. From his writings, indeed, a system of social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally." And in another part... | |
 | John William Cole - 1839 - 192 pages
...Johnson's opinion is diminished. "His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evils in books or in men : he sacrifices virtue to convenience,...moral purpose. From his writings, indeed, a system of social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally" And in another part... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 pages
...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...moral purpose. From his writings indeed a system of social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but his precepts and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 348 pages
...pretensions to renown ; and little regard is due to that bigotry which sets candor higher than truth. • His first defect is that to which may be imputed most...moral purpose. From his writings indeed a system of social duty may be selected, for be that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but bis precepts and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1847 - 578 pages
...(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...precepts and axioms drop casually from him :" (Would the p reface -writ er have wished the dramalist to give a connected treatise on ethics like the offices... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 354 pages
...pretensions to renown ; and little regard is due to that bigotry which sets candor higher than truth. His first defect is that to which may be imputed most...is so much more careful to please than to instruct, *hat he seems to write without any moral purpose. From his writings indeed a system of social duty... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1867 - 530 pages
...higher than truth. " His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or hi men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so...moral purpose. From his writings, indeed, a system of social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but his precepts and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1871 - 544 pages
...and of Mr. Boaden, I speak o Sir Godfrey's present to Dryden as of a copy from th Chandos portrafc ter Shoe-tie the great traveller, and wild Half-can...ABHORSON. Abhor. Sirrah, bring .Barnardine hither. pi moral duty may be selected," (indeed !) " but his irecepts and axioms drop casually from him:" x... | |
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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 to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral purpose. From his writings indeed... 
