 His onset was violent; those passages, which, while they stood single, had passed with little notice, when they were accumulated and exposed together, excited horror. The wise and the pious caught the alarm, and the nation wondered why it had so long...  The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal1781Snippet view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...passed with little notice, when they were accumulated and exposed together, excited horror; the wise and the pious caught the alarm ; and the nation wondered why it had so long suffered irreligion and licentiousness to be openly taught at the public charge. Nothing now... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...passed with little notice, when they were accumulated and exposed together, excited horrour; the wise and the pious caught the alarm; and the nation wondered why it had so long suffered irréligion and licentiousness to be epenly taught at the public charge. Nothing now... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...pious*taught the alarm ; and the nation t ondored why it had so long suffered irreligion and licentiousness to be openly taught at the public charge. Nothing now remained for the poets but to resist or fly. Dryden's conscience, or his prudence, angry as he was, withheld him from the conflict... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...passed with little notice, when they were accumulated and exposed together, excited horror ; the wise and the pious caught the alarm ; and the nation wondered why it hail so long suffered irreligion and licentiousness to be openly taught at the public charge. Nothing... | |
 | John Witherspoon - Fires - 1812 - 214 pages
...passed with little notice, when they were accumu" lated and exposed together, excited horror ; the wise and the " pious caught the alarm; and the nation wondered why it had " suffered irreligion and licentiousness to be openly taught at the " public charge." Lijeaf Congreve.... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 552 pages
...passed " with little notice, when they were accumulated and " exposed together, excited horror; the wise and the " pious caught the alarm ; and the nation wondered " why it had so long suffered irreligion and licentiousness " to be openly taught at the public charge. " Nothing... | |
 | John Styles - Theater - 1815 - 254 pages
...passed with little notice, when they were accumulated and exposed together, excited horror; the wise and the pious caught the alarm, and the nation wondered why it had so long suffered irreligion and licentiousness to be openly taught at the public charge." Lord Kaimes,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 504 pages
...passed with little notice, when they were accumulated and exposed together, excited horror ; the wise and the pious caught the alarm; and the nation wondered why it had so long suffered irreligion and licentiousness to be openly taught at the publick charge. Nothing now... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 426 pages
...caught the alarm ; and the nation Wondered why it had so long suffered irreligion and licen* tiousness to be openly taught at the public charge. Nothing now remained for the poets but to resist or fly. Dryden's conscience, or his prudence, angry as he was, withheld him from the conflict... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 416 pages
...passed with little notice, when they were accumulated and exposed together, excited horror ; the wise and the pious caught the alarm ; and the nation wondered why it had so long suffered irreligion and licentiousness to be openly taught at the public charge. Nothing now... | |
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