 | 1744 - 348 pages
...this Poet has founded his Tragedy of Venice Preferred on fo wrong a Plot, that the greateft Charafters in it are thofe of Rebels and Traitors. Had the Hero...reprefented, we can only fay of him what the Roman Hiftoriau Hiftwian fays of Catiline, that his Fall would have been Glorious (fepro Patridftc cmcidiffet]... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...the fame good qualities in defence of . his country,, that rie fhewed for his ruin and fub. verfiop, the audience could not enough pity and admire him.;...reprefented, we can .only fay. of him, what the Roman hiftarian fay* of Catiline, that his fall would have been glorious (fi pro Patria fie concidifiet)... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...the fame good qualities in the defence of his country, that he (hewed for it's ruin and fubverfion, the audience could not enough pity and admire him; but as he is now rcpreIcnted, we can only fay of him what the Roman hiftorian fays of Catiline, thai his fall would... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pages
...the defence of his country, that he mewed for its ruin and fubverfion, the audience could not enougli pity and admire him : but as he is now reprefented, we can only fay of him what the Roman hiflorian fays of Catiline, that his fall would have been glorious (Ji pro patrid fie concidijjet)... | |
 | Arthur Murphy - 1801 - 544 pages
...the. fame good qualities in the defence " of his country, that he mewed for its ruin and " fubverfion, the audience could not enough pity ',' and admire him.; but as he is now reprefeuted, " we can only fay of him, what the Roman hifto" nan fays of Catiline, that his fall would... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...the fame good qualities in the defence of his country that he Ihewed for its ruin £nd fubverfion, the audience could not enough pity and admire him:...of Catiline, that his fall would have been glorious (si pro patria sic concidisset} had he fo fallen in the fervice of his country."* This, though an agreeable... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...the same good qualities in the defence of his country, that he shewed for its ruin and subversion, the audience could not enough pity and admire him.; but as he is now represented; we can only say of him what the Roman historian says of Catiline, that his fall would... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...the same good qualities in the defence of his country, that he shewed for its ruin and subversion, the audience could not enough pity and admire him : but as he is now represented, we can only say of him what the Roman historian says of Catiline, that his fall would... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...have been raised and supported by the dignity of expression. he shewed for its ruin and subversion, the audience could not enough pity and admire him : but as he is now represented, we can only say of him what the Roman historian says of Catiline, that his fall would... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 pages
...discovered the same good qualities in the defence of his country that he shewed for its ruin and subversion, the audience could not enough pity and admire him : but as he is now re. presented, we can only say of him what the Roman historian says of Catiline, that his fall would... | |
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... for its ruin and subversion, the audience could not enough pity and admire him. But as he is now represented, we can only say of him what the Roman Historian says of Catiline, that his fall would have been glorious (si pro Patria sic concidisset)... 
