 | John Moore, Robert Anderson - 1820 - 450 pages
...practice. " In narratives where historical veracity has no place," our great English moralist observes, " I cannot discover why there should not be exhibited...angelical nor above probability, for what we cannot feel we shall never imitate, hut the highest and purest that humanity can reach, which exercised in... | |
 | Miss Stockdale (Mary R.), Mary R. Stockdale - 1821 - 454 pages
...where we trust not only days, but months and years of progressive virtue will be passed. CHAPTER II. " In narratives where historical veracity has no place,...the most perfect idea of virtue — of virtue not evangelical nor above probability — for what we cannot credit we shall never imitate ; but the highest... | |
 | Mary R. Sterndale - 1821 - 886 pages
...virtue will be passed. CHAPTER II. " In narratives where historical veracity has no place, I eannot discover why there should not be exhibited the most perfect idea of virtue— of virtue not evangelical nor above probability — for what we cannot credit we shall never imitate; but the highest... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 466 pages
...instead of helping to settle their boundaries mix them with so much art that no common mind is able to disunite them. In narratives where historical veracity...what we cannot credit we shall never imitate, but the highest and purest that humanity can reach ; which, exercised in such trials as the various revolutions... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 748 pages
...instead of helping to settle their boundaries, mix them with so much art, that no common mind is able to disunite them. In narratives, where historical...what we cannot credit we shall never imitate, but the highest and purest that humanity can reach, which exercised in such trials as the various revolutions... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 476 pages
...instead of helping to settle their boundaries mix them with so much art that no common mind is able to disunite them. In narratives where historical veracity...nor above probability, for what we cannot credit we sball never imitate, but the highest and purest that humanity can reach; which, exercised in such trials... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 638 pages
...instead of helping to settle their boundaries, mix them with so much art, that ^ no common mind is able to disunite them. In narratives, where historical...idea of virtue ; of virtue not ; angelical, nor above probahility, for what we cannot credit we shall never imitate, but the highest and i purest that humanity... | |
 | 1823 - 886 pages
...art of murdering .without pain. " In narratives, where historical veracity has no place, there should be exhibited the most perfect idea of virtue ; of...(for what we cannot credit we shall never imitate), hut the highest and purest that humanity can reach, which, exercised in such tiials as the various... | |
 | 1832 - 698 pages
...works of fiction, he says, — " I cannot discover whv there should not be exhibited the mo«t perffct idea of virtue, — of virtue not angelical, nor above...what we cannot credit we shall never imitate — but the highest and purest that humanity can reach, which, exercised in such trials as the various revolutions... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 526 pages
...instead of helping to settle their boundaries, mix them with so much art, that no common mind is able to disunite them. In narratives where historical veracity...what we cannot credit, we shall never imitate, but the highest aud purest that humanity can reach, which, exercised in such trials as the various revolutions... | |
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In narratives, where historical veracity has no place* I cannot discover, why there should not be exhibited the most perfect idea of virtue ; of virtue not angelical, nor above probability, for what we cannot credit we shall never imitate ; but the highest... 
