 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 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 - 1810 - 436 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 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...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 - 1816 - 624 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 show in the virtuous a disapprobation... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 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 shew in the virtuous a disapprobation... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 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 shew in the virtuous a disapprobation... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 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...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 lehte
...first defect is that to which may be imputed IT most of the evil in books or in men. He sacrifices I virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful...selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think morally i but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; he makes no just distribution of good or evil,... | |
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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. 
