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" It is therefore not a sufficient vindication of a character, that it is drawn as it appears, for many characters ought never to be drawn; nor of a narrative, that the train of events is agreeable to observation ° and experience, for that observation... "
The works of Samuel Johnson - Page 18
by Samuel Johnson - 1818
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences ..., Volume 15

Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 814 pages
...not a fufh'cient vindication of a charaéler, that it is drawn as it appears ; for many charafters ought never to be drawn : nor of a narrative, that the train of events is agreeable to obfervation; for that obfervation which is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently...
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The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical,: The Rambler

Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 394 pages
...therefore not a sufficient vindication of a Character, that it is drawn as it appears, for many characters ought never to be drawn ; nor of a narrative, that...to observation and experience, for that observation vrhich is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently to make men cunning than...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts ..., Volume 16

1816 - 778 pages
...therefore not a fufficient vindication of a character, that it is drawn is it appears ; for many characters ought never to be drawn : nor of a narrative, that the train of erents is agreeable to obfervation ; for that obfervation which is called knowledge of the world will...
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The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate

1818 - 896 pages
...mirror which shews all that presents itself without discrimination. It is not a sufficient vindication of a narrative, that the train of events is agreeable...much more frequently to make men cunning than good. Many .writers so mingle good and bad qualities in their principal personages, that they are both equally...
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The Christian Observer, Volume 16

1818 - 904 pages
...mirror which shews all that presents itself without discrimination. It is not a sufficient vindication of a narrative, that the train of events is agreeable...observation which is called knowledge of the world, will he found much more frequently to make men cunning than good. Many writers so mingle good and bad qualities...
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The British Essayists: Rambler

Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 638 pages
...therefore not a sufficient vindication of a character, that it is drawn as it appears, for many characters ought never to be drawn; nor of a narrative, that...The purpose of these writings is surely not only to shew mankind, but to provide that they may be seen hereafter with less hazard; to teach the means of...
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The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 15-16

British essayists - 1823 - 748 pages
...therefore not a sufficient vindication of a character, that it is drawn as it appears, for many characters ought never to be drawn; nor of a narrative, that...be found much more frequently to make men cunning thau good. The purpose of these writings is surely not only to show mankind, but to provide that they...
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The English Master: Or, Student's Guide to Reasoning and Composition ...

William Banks - 1823 - 462 pages
...drawn as it appears, for many characters ought never to be drawn; nor of a narrative, that the tram of events is agreeable to observation and experience,...The purpose of these writings is surely not only to shew mankind, but to provide that they may be seen hereafter with less hazard ; to teach the means...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 15

1823 - 886 pages
...therefore not a sufficient vindication of a character, that it is drawn as it appears ; for many characters ought never to be drawn : nor of a narrative, that the train of events is agreeable to ohservation ; for that observation which is called knowledge of the world will be found much more frequently...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Rambler

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 526 pages
...therefore not a sufficient vindication of a character, that it is drawn as it appears ; for many characters ought never to be drawn : nor of a narrative, that...The purpose of these writings is surely not only to shew mankind, but to provide that they may be seen hereafter with less hazard ; to teach the means...
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