 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 pages
...discoloured by passion, or deformed by wickedness. If the world be promiscuously described, I cannot see of what use it can be to read the account: or why...to turn the eye immediately upon mankind as upon a mirrour which shows all that presents itself without discrimination. It is therefore not a sufficient... | |
 | 1809 - 1020 pages
...by passion, or " deformed by wickedness. If the " world be promiscuously described, I " cannot see of what use it can be to " read the account, or why it may " not be as safe to turn the eye imme" dialcly upon mankind, as upon a '* mirror, which shews all that pre" sents itself without discrimination.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 462 pages
...discoloured by passion or deformed by wickedness". If the world be promiscuously described, I cannot see of what use it can be to read the account: or why...to turn the eye immediately upon mankind as upon a mirrour which shows all that presents itself without discrimination. It is therefore not a sufficient... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...discoloured by passion or deformed by wickedness. If the world be promiscuously described, I cannot see of what use it can be to read the account : or why...to turn the eye immediately upon mankind as upon a mirrour which shows all that presents itself without discrimination. It is therefore not a sufficient... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 814 pages
...world be promifcuoufly defcribed, I cannot perceive (fays the great critic already quoted) of what ufe it can be to read the account ; or why it may not be as fafe to turn the eye immediately upon mankind, as upon a mirror which ihows all that prefenis itfelf... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811
...discolored by passion, or deformed by wickedness. If the world be promiscuously described, I cannot s»e of what use it can be to read the account: or why...immediately upon mankind as upon a mirror, which shows al-1 that presents itself without discrimination. It is therefore not a sufficient vindication of a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 396 pages
...discolored by passion, or deformed by wickedness. If the world be promiscuously described, I cannot s»e of what use it can be to read the account: or why it may not be as safe to turn tho eye immediately upon mankind as upon a mirror, which shows all that presents itself without discrimination.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 524 pages
...discoloured by passion, or deformed by wickedness. If the world be promiscuously described, I cannot see of what use it can be to read the account : or why...to turn the eye immediately upon mankind as upon a mirrour which shews all thai presents itself without discrimination. It is therefore not a sufficient... | |
 | 1816
...wicltednefs. " If the world be promifcuoufly dtfcribed (fays Johufon), I cannot perceive of what ufe it can be to read the account; or why it may not be as fafe to turn the eye immediately upon mankind, as upon a mirror, which (hows all that prcfents itlelf... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 374 pages
...discoloured by passion, or deformed by wickedness. If the world be promiscuously described, I cannot see of what use it can be to read the account ; or why...eye immediately upon mankind as upon a mirror which shews all that presents itself without discrimination. It is therefore not a sufficient vindication... | |
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