 For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions.  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 3001856Full view - About this book
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 814 pages
...— " Thefe familiar hiftories may perhaps be made of greater ule than the Solemnities of profefled morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is fo great, as to take poflefikm of the me» raory by a kind of violence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...engaged in the like part. For this reason, these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey...virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great as to take possession of the memory by a kind of violence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 pages
...engaged in the like part. ' For this reason, these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey...vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and defini-, lions. But if the power of example is so great as to take possession of the memory by a kind... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 524 pages
...engaged in the like part. For this reason these familiar histories' may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey...virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great as to take possession of the memory by a kind of violence,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 462 pages
...engaged in the like part. For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey...virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great as to take possession of the memory by a kind of violence,... | |
 | 1816 - 778 pages
...writing : " Thefe familiar hiftoriei may perhaps be of greater ufe than the folemmties of profeffed morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is fo great as to take poflelfion of the memory by a kind of violence,... | |
 | 1856 - 838 pages
...from Dr Johnson is admirable : " History, which draws a portrait of living manners, may perhaps oe made of greater vie than the solemnities of professed...vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitwns." Which being applied to the present ease, may be interpreted to signify that the life of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 368 pages
...engaged in the like part. For this reason, these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey...virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions. But if the power of example is so great as to take possession of the memory by a kind of violence,... | |
 | Andrew Reed - 1819 - 348 pages
...n'est pas tonjours vraisemblable." " These familiar histories may, perhaps, be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey...virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions." DR. JOHNSON. *«on» JEHittem. VOLUME II. ; j llantron: WOH FRANCIS WESTLET, 10, STATIONER'S COCRT,... | |
 | Andrew Reed - 1819 - 342 pages
...familiar histories may, perhaps, be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed moral if y, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than anxioms and definitions." Dr. JOHNSON. IS&ittou. VOLUME I. Honlron : PRINTED FOR FRANCIS TTESTLET,... | |
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