 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...  The Rambler - Page 26by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 460 pages
...of right and wrong, and, inftead of helping to fettle their boundaries, mix them with fo much art, that no common mind is able to difunite them. In narratives where hiflorical veracity has no place, I cannot difcover why there mould not be exhibited the moft perfect... | |
 | 1803 - 322 pages
...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 and purest that humanity can reach, which, exercised in such... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1805 - 188 pages
...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 of the highest and purest kind that humanity can reach ; which, when exercifed... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1805 - 190 pages
...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 of the highest and purest kind that humanity can reach ; which, when exercifed... | |
 | Hugh Murray - 1805 - 198 pages
...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 \ve cannot credit we shall never imitate ; but of the highest and purest kind that humanity can reach... | |
 | 1806 - 348 pages
...were his torical 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 thelughest and purest that humanity can reach, which, exercised in such trials... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 pages
...were his torical 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 and purest that humanity can reach, which, exercised in such trials... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 pages
...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 and purest that humanity can reach, which exercised in such trials... | |
 | 1809 - 1020 pages
...historical ve" racity has no place, 1 cannot disco" ver why there should not be exhibit" ed the most pcriect idea of virtue ; " of virtue not angelical, nor above * probability ; for what we cannot " credit, we shall never imitate ; but " the highest and purest that huma" nity can reach ; which exercised in '... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...where historical veracity has no place, I cannot dbcover 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 and purest that humanity can reach, which, exercised in such trials... | |
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