Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" When he found himself near the end of his work and in view of his reward, he shortened the labour to snatch the profit. He therefore remits his efforts where he should most vigorously exert them, and his catastrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly... "
The works of Samuel Johnson [ed. by F.P. Walesby]. - Page 107
by Samuel Johnson - 1825
Full view - About this book

Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...his cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He. had no regard to diftinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cuftoms, inftitutions, and opinions of another, at the expence not only of likelihood,...
Full view - About this book

The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...his cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no regard to diftinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cuftoms, inftitutions, and opinions of another, at 'the expence not only of likelihood,...
Full view - About this book

Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...his cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no regard to diftinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cuftoms, inftitutions, and opinions of another, at the expence not only of likelihood,...
Full view - About this book

Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...his Cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no Regard to Diftinction of Time or Place, but gives to one Age or Nation, without Scruple, the Cuftoms, Inftitutions, and Opinions of another, at the Expence not only of Likelihood, but of Poffibility....
Full view - About this book

Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...his Cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no Regard to Diflin&iori of Time or Place, but gives to one Age or Nation, without Scruple, the Cuftoms, Inftitutions, and Opinions of another, at the Expcp.cc not only of Likelihood, but of PofTibility....
Full view - About this book

Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...his Cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly represented. He bad no R.egard to Diftinction of Time or Place, but gives to one Age or Nation, without ticruplc, the Cuftoms, Inftitutions, and Opinions of another, at the Expence not only of Likelfhood,...
Full view - About this book

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...his cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no regard to diftinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cuftoms, inftitutions, and opinions of another, at the expence not only of likelihood,...
Full view - About this book

The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...in view of his reward, he shortened the labour to snatch the profit. He therefore remits his efforts where he should most vigorously exert them, and his...produced, or imperfectly represented. He had no regard, to distinctioir of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without scruple, the customs, institutions,...
Full view - About this book

Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...his cataftropbe is improbably produced or imper? fcftly reprefeiited. He had no regard to diftinftion of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cultoms, inftitimons, and opinions of another, at the expencc not only of likelihood,...
Full view - About this book

The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...his cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no regard to diftinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cuftoms, inrtitutions, and opinions of another, at the expence not only of likelihood,...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF