 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...bigotry which sets candour higher than truth. His first defeft is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrifices virtue...his writings, indeed, a system of social duty may be selefted, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally ; but his precepts and axioms drop casually... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...pretensions to renown; and little regard is due to that higotry which sets candour higher than truth. please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral purpose. From his wrilings, indeed, a system of social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...bigotry which sets candour 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...convenience, and is so much more careful to please thai, to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral purpose. From his writings indeed a system... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...bigotry which sets candour 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...that thinks reasonably must think morally; but his precept* r precepts and axioms drop casually from him; he makes no just distribution of good or evil,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...bigotry which sets candour 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...From his writings indeed a system of social duty may tie selected, for he tini thinks reasonably must think morally ; but his precepts and axioms drop casually... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...sacrifices virtue to convenience, ...... it so much more careful to please than to instruct, that he «ems to write without any moral purpose. From his writings indeed a system of social duty may oe selected, for he that thinks must think morally ; but his preempts and axioms dr casually from him... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1815 - 748 pages
...hastily advanced. The critic observes of him — " He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so muah more careful to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral purpose." But it should be remembered, that if some things repugnant to our moral feelings be occasionally found... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 616 pages
...sets candour higher than truth. ' His first defect is that, to which may be imputed most of the evils in books or in men. He sacrifices, virtue to convenience,...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... | |
 | 1828 - 454 pages
...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Theater - 1821 - 668 pages
...bigotry which sets candour 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...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... | |
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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. 
