 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Time has fometimes co-operated with Chance , all perhaps are more willing to honour paft than prefent Excellence ; and the Mind contemplates Genius through the Shades of Age, as the Eye furveys the Sun through- artificial Opacity. The great Contention of Criticifm is to find the Faults... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Time has fometimes co-operated with Chance i all perhaps are more willing to honour paft than prefe'nt Excellence ; and the Mind contemplates Genius through the Shades of Age, as the Eye furveys the Sun through artificial Opacity. The great Contention of Criticifm is to find the Faults... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...fometirr.es co-operated with Chance j :>,!! perhaps are more willing to honour paft than prefent Excellence j and the Mind contemplates Genius through the Shades of Age, as the Eyefurveys the Sun through artificial Opacity. The great Contention of Criticifm is to find the Faults... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...that attracts the notice of mankind, has undoubtedly votaries that reverence it, not from reason, but from prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately...more willing to honour past than present excellence j and the mind contemplates genius through the shades of age, as the eye surveys the sun through artificial... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...other quality' that atracts the notice of mankind, has votaries that reverence it, not from reason, but from prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately...the eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity. Preface to Shakfpeare, p. 93. ADVERSITY. Adversity has ever been considered. as the state in which... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...that attracts the notice of mankind, has undoubtedly votaries that reverence it, not from reason, but from prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately...mind contemplates genius through the shades of age, a*the eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity. The great contention of criticism is to find... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...that attracts the notice of mankind, has undoubtedly votaries that reverence it, not from reason, but from prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately...chance ; all perhaps are more willing to honour past thaji present excellence; and the mind contemplates genius through the shades of age, as the eye surveys... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...that attracts the notice of mankind, has undoubtedly votaries that reverence it, not from reason, but from prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately...sometimes cooperated with chance ; all perhaps are more wiling to honour past than present excellence ; and the mind contemplates genius through the shades... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...that attracts the notice of mankind, luia undoubtedly votaries that reverence it, not from reason, but from prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately...long preserved, without considering that time has some times co-operated with chance; all perhaps are more wilhng to honour past than present excellence;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...every other quality that attracts the notice of mankind, ha s_ undoubtedly votaries that reverence its not from reason, hut from prejudice. Some seem to...the eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity, T|ie K 3 great great contention of criticism is to find the faults of the moderns, and the beauties... | |
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Antiquity, like every other quality that attracts the notice of mankind, has undoubtedly votaries that reverence it, not from reason, but from prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved, without considering that time... 
