 | Sir John Sinclair - 1798 - 758 pages
...fubjeft aware of its difficulty, yet encouraged by the fentiments of a great moralift, that the " hiftory which draws a portrait " of living manners, may perhaps be made of greater ufe " than the folemnities of profefled morality, and convey " the knowledge of vice and virtue with... | |
 | 1803 - 322 pages
...own practices when they shall be engaged in the like part. For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities...professed morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and yirtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great as to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...and hatred give way to curiosity. Ibid. p' 72. Those familiar histories which draw the'por* .traits of living manners, may perhaps be made of greater...an,d convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so treat as to take possession... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1805 - 188 pages
...sort is o agreeable in the application.' The next shall be from Johnson i ' These familiar histories may. perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities...morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great, as to take possession... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1805 - 198 pages
...sort is so agreeable in the application.' The next shall be from Johnson : ' These familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities...morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great, as to take possession... | |
 | 1806 - 348 pages
...own practices, when they shall be engaged in the like part. For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities...morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great, as to take possession... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 pages
...own practices, when they shall be engaged in the like part. For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey the knowledges of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 pages
...own practices, when they shall be engaged in the like part. For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities...morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great, as to take possession... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...practices, when they shall be engaged in the like part, For For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities...morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great as to take possession... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...own practices, when they shall be engaged in the like part. For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities...morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great as to take possession... | |
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For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. 
