 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. From his writings, indeed, a system of social duty may be selected, for he that thinks reasonably must think...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. - Page 141by Samuel Johnson - 1809Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...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...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
...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 - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...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...distribution . of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently through... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...in books or in men. He sacrificed virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful to please than to instruct, that he seems to write without any moral...distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently through... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...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...virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked; he carries las persons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses them without further... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...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...distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in? the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently through... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...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...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 - 1810 - 436 pages
...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...distribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to shew in the virtuous a disapprobation of the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently through... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...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...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... | |
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