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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... "
Morality of Fiction: Or, An Inquiry Into the Tendency of Fictitious ... - Page 158
by Hugh Murray - 1805 - 174 pages
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 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...cannot discover why there should not be exhibited the c3 most perfect idea of virtue ; of virtue not angelical, nor above probability, (for what we cannot...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: The Rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 530 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...cannot discover why there should not be exhibited the c2 most perfect idea of virtue ; of virtue not angelical, nor above probability, (for what we cannot...
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Murphy's essay. The rambler. The adventurer. The idler. Rasselas. Tales of ...

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...that no common mind is able to disunite them. In narratives where liistorical veracity has no place, 1 er л liât we cannot credit, we shall never imitate, Dut the highest and purest that humanity can reach,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: An essay on the life and genius of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...them with so much art, that no common mind is able to disunite them. In narratives where liistoricol veracity has no place, I cannot discover, why there...•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...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 pages
...much art, that no common mind is able to disunite them. In narratives where historical veracity hag no place, I cannot discover, why there should not...of virtue not angelical, nor above probability, for «hat we cannot credit, we shall never imitate, Dut the highest and purest that humanity can reach,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With and Essay on His Life ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 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...of virtue not angelical, nor above probability, for *.vhat we cannot credit, we shall never imitate, but the highest and purest that humanity can reach,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With an Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 624 pages
...them with so much art, that no common mind is able to disunite thrm. In narratives where liistorical veracity has no place, I cannot discover, why there...for what we cannot credit, we shall never imitate, Cut the highest and purest that humanity can reach, which, exercised in such trials as the various...
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Selections from the Works of Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson - 1909 - 562 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...cannot discover why there should not be exhibited the 10 most perfect idea of virtue; of virtue not angelical, nor above probability, for what we cannot...
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Henry Mackenzie, 1745-1831

Hans Schwarz - 1911 - 166 pages
...of learning, but these are in danger from every common reader" ("Rambler" Nr. 4). 2 In narration ... I cannot discover why there should not be exhibited the most perfect idea of virtue . . . ("Rambler" Nr. 4). komme. Das erste, was Mackenzie an der modernen Tragödie tadelt, ist die...
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Dr. Samuel Johnsons Stellung zu den literarischen Fragen seiner Zeit

Hans Meier - 1916 - 124 pages
...tell the hour by looking on the dial-plate.1) Der Dichter soll womöglich gute Charaktere darstellen: In narratives where historical veracity has no place,...why there should not be exhibited the most perfect ideaofvirtue;of virtue not angelical, nor above probability — but the highest and purest that humanity...
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