 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 頁
...of his age cannot extenuate; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and juftice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often fo loofely formed, that a very flight confideration may improve them, and fo carelefsly purfued, that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 頁
...This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate; for it is always a writer's duty to to ir.ake the world better, and justice is a virtue independent...seems not always fully to comprehend his own design, tie omits opportunities of instructing or delighting, which the train of his story seems to force upon... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 頁
...his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and ju (Vice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often fo loofely formed, that a very flight confederation may improve them, and fo carelefsly purfued, that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 頁
...of his age cannot extenuate; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and juftice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often fo loofely formed, that a very flight confideration may improve them, and fo carelefsly purfued, that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 頁
...of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and jultice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often fo loofely formed, that a very flight confideration may improve them, and fo carelefsly purfued, that... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 頁
...of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and juftice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often fo loofely formed, that a very ffight confideration may improve them, and fo carelefsly purfued, that... | |
 | John Corry - 1804 - 230 頁
...this impression he will consecrate the energies of his mind to Virtue, convinced that " it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time and place." REVIEWERS. He that refines the public t i.te is a public bonefactoi. JOHNION. OUR literary... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 頁
...examples to operate by chance. This fanlt the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is alwayffa writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time and place. " The plots are often so loosely formed, that a very Slight consideration may improve them;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 頁
...his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty to make the world better, -and juftice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often fo loofely formed, that a very (light confederation may improve them, and fo careleftly purfued, that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 頁
...without any moral purpose, even the barbarity o£ his ao;e caunot extenuate; for it is always .1 writer-s duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent cm liuie and place. Ibid. p. 19 and 20. It is seldom that authors rise ranch above the standard of... | |
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... he carries his persons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses them without further care, and leaves their examples to operate by chance. This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate; for it is always a writer's duty... 
