 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...  Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 107by Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...probation of the wicked ; he carries his perfons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the dole difmifles them without further care, and leaves their...to make the world better, and juftice is a virtue inde- t pendent on time or place. The plots are often fo loofely formed, that a very •ffight confideration... | |
 | John Corry - London (England) - 1801 - 270 pages
...talents. Under this impreffion he will confecrate the energies of his mind to Virtue, convinced that " It is always a writer's duty to make the 'world better, and juftice is a virtue independent on time and place." REVIEWERS. JTe that refines the public tafte is a public benefaftor.... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...drop cafually from him ; he makes no juft diftribution of good or evil, nor is always careful to fhow in the virtuous a difapprobation of the wicked ; he...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...the wicked; he carries his persons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses them without further care, and leaves their examples...always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often so loosely formed, that a very... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 pages
...wicked ;• he carries hw perforw indifferently through right and wrong, and at the clofe diftniffes them without further care, and leaves their examples...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...wicked ; he car> ries 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 fanlt the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is alwayffa writer's duty to make the world... | |
 | John Corry - London (England) - 1804 - 230 pages
...talents. Under 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses them without further care, and leaves their examples...always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time or place. The plots are often so loosely formed, that a very... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...the wicked ; he carries his persons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses them without further care, and leaves their examples...fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for k is always a writer's duty to make the world better, and justice is a virtue independent on time or... | |
 | English literature - 1790 - 820 pages
...perfon indifferen:Iy through right and wrung : and, at a clufe, dilui.Uis them without further ca.c, and leaves their examples to operate by chance. This...barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is alwiys a writer's duty to make the world better, and ju.'t'ce is a virtue independent of time or place.... | |
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