| Samuel Johnson - 1750 - 296 pages
...initiate youth by mock encounters in the art of neceflary defence, and to increafe prudence without impairing virtue. Many writers, for the fake of following...and as we accompany them through their adventures delight, and are led by degrees to intereft curia their favour, we lofe the abhorrence of their faults,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1784 - 340 pages
...initiate youth by mock encounters in the art of neceflary defence, and to encreafe prudence without impairing virtue. Many writers, for the fake of following...to intereft ourfelves in their favour, we lofe the abhorrrence of their faults, becaufe they do not hinder our pleafure, or, perhaps, regard them with... | |
| 1785 - 596 pages
...initiate youth by mock encounters in the art of neceffary defence, and to incfeafe prudence without impairing virtue. . Many writers, for the fake of...fo mingle good and bad qualities in their principal perfonagc?, that they are both equally confpicuous ; and as we accompany them through their adventures... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 466 pages
...initiate youth by mock encounters in the art of neceflary defence, and to encreafe prudence without impairing virtue. Many writers, for the fake of following...perfonages, that they are both equally confpicuous ; and as \ve accompany them through their adventures with delight, and are led by degrees to intereft onrfelves... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
...youth by mock encounters in the art of ncceflary de.fence, iind to cncreaie prudence without mipamng virtue. Many writers, for the fake of following nature,...fo mingle good and bad qualities in their principal perfonagei, that they are both equally confpicuous ; and as we accompany them through their adventures... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 626 pages
...initiate youth by mock encounters in the art of neceflary defence, and to encreafe prudence without impairing virtue. Many writers, for the fake of following...their principal perfonages, that they are both equally conipicuous ; and as we accompany them through their adventures with delight, and are led by degrees... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...initiate youth by mock encounters in the art of necefTary defence, and to increafe prudence without impairing virtue. Many writers, for the fake of following nature, fo mingle good and bad qv.alities in their principal pedbnagcs, that they are both equally confpictious ; and as we accompany... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 pages
...impairing virtue. " Many writers, for the fake5 of following nature, fo mingle good and bad qualiticj in their principal perfonages, that they are both...their favour, we lofe the abhorrence of their faults, becaufc they do not hinder our pleafures, or per A French critic f, fpeaking of this charaftcr, fays,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...encreafe prudence without impairing virtue. Many writers, for the fake of following nature, fo r"'"•, mingle good and bad qualities in their principal perfonages,...their favour, we lofe the abhorrence of their faults, bccaufe they do not hinder our pleafure, or, perhaps, regard them with fome kindnefs, for being united... | |
| 1803 - 322 pages
...mingle good and bad qualities in their principal personages, that they are both equally conspicuous ; and as we accompany them through their adventures with delight, and are led by degrees to interest ourselves in their favour, we lose the abhorrence of their faults, because they do not hinder... | |
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