 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 lehte
...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 to convenience, and is so much...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 - 1803 - 494 lehte
...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 to convenience, and is so much...but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him; he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to show in the virtuous a disapprobation... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 lehte
...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 - 1806 - 376 lehte
...than, truth. 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...but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; he makes no just distribution . of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 lehte
...His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrificed virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...his •precepts and axioms drop casually from him; he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1808 - 1162 lehte
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 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 lehte
...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 to convenience, and is so much...but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him; he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to show in the virtuous a disapprobation... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 lehte
...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 to convenience, and is so much...but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him; he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to show in the virtuous a disapprobation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 lehte
...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 to 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 lehte
...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, and is so much...but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; he makes no just distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in? the virtuous a disapprobation... | |
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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. 
