 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 pages
...poltroon in his interview with Romont. Lothario (as Johnson observes) ' with gaiety which cannot be hated, and bravery which cannot be despised, retains too much of the spectator's kindness.' His high spirit, brilliant qualities, and fine person, are so described, as to put us in danger of... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...cannot be hated, and bravery which cannot be1 despised, retains too »uch of the spectator's kindnefs. It was in the power of Richardson alone to teach us...resentment overpower all the benevolence which- wit, elegance, and courage, naturally excite j and to lose at last the hero in the villain. The fifth act... | |
 | Samuel Richardson, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - Novelists, English - 1804 - 414 pages
...which cannot be " hated, and bravery which cannot be " despised, retains too much of the spec" tator's kindness. It was in the power of " Richardson alone,...; to make virtuous " resentment overpower all the benevo" lence which wit, and elegance, and cou" rage, naturally excite ; and to lose at " last the... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1804 - 416 pages
...which cannot be " hated, and bravery which cannot be " despised, retains too much of the spec" tator's kindness. It was in the power of " Richardson alone,...detestation; to make virtuous " resentment overpower all the benevo** lence which wit, and elegance, and cou" rage, naturally excite; and to lose at " last the... | |
 | Philip Massinger - English drama - 1805 - 606 pages
...in his interview with Romont. " Lothario," as Johnson observes, " with gaiety which cannot be hated, and bravery which cannot be despised, retains too much of the spectator's kindness." His high spirit, brilliant qualities, and fine person are so described, as to put us in danger of false... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 598 pages
...excelled his original in the moral effect of the fiction. Lothario, with gaiety which cannot be hated, and bravery which cannot be despised, retains too...resentment over-power all the benevolence which wit, elegance, and courage, naturally excite ; and to lose at last the hero in the villain. The fifth act... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...excelled hb original in the moral effect of the fiction. Lothario, with gaiety which cannot be hated, and bravery which cannot be despised, retains too...detestation, to make virtuous resentment over-power ail the benevolence which wit, elegance, and courage, naturally excite; and to lose at last the hero... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1810 - 532 pages
...Lothario, with gaiety which cannot be hated, and bravery which cannot be despised, retains too ID nrh of the spectator's kindness. It was in the power of...us at once esteem and detestation; to make virtuous resent* ment overpower all the benevolence which wit, and elegance, and courage, naturally excite;... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1810 - 530 pages
...excelled his original in the moral effect of the fiction. Lothario, with gaiety which cannot be hated, and bravery which cannot be despised, retains too...of the spectator's kindness. It was in the power of Richardsqn alone, to teach us at once (steem and detestation; to make virtuous resentment overpower... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...Lothario, with gaierv which cannot be hated, and bravery which cannot be despised, retains too much of w* spectator's kindness. It was in the power of Richardson alone to teach us at ••or esteem and detestation, to make virtuous resentment over-power all the benewoMBVi which wit,... | |
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It was in the power of Richardson alone to teach us at once esteem and detestation, to make virtuous resentment over-power all the benevolence which wit, elegance, and courage, naturally excite ; and to lose at last the hero in the villain. 
