Of two heroes acting in confederacy agatnft a common enemy, the virtues or dangers will give little emotion, becaufe each claims our concern with the fame right, and the heart lies at reft between equal motives. It ought to be the firft endeavour of a... The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The rambler - Page 80by Samuel Johnson - 1792Full view - About this book
| Joseph Warton - 1762 - 362 pages
...(deftructive of true tafte. " It ought to be the firft endeavour of a writer, fays the excellent RAMBLER -j-, to diftinguifh nature from cuftom, or that which is...right, from that which is right only becaufe it is eftablimed ; that he may neither violate eflential principles by a defire of novelty, nor debar himfelf... | |
| 1785 - 596 pages
...hopes or fears which it raifes will be faint and languid. Of two heroes acting in confederacy againft a common enemy, the virtues or dangers will give little...and the heart lies at reft between equal motives. It o'l-'.i' to be the firft endeavour of a. writer to diftinguilh nature from cuftom; or that which is... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 422 pages
...hopes or fears which it raifes will be faint and languid. Of two heroes acting in confederacy againft a common enemy, the virtues or dangers will give little...becaufe it is eftablifhed ; that he may neither violate effential principles by adefire of novelty, nor debar himfelf from the attainment of beauties within... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...hopes or fears which it raifes will be faint and Hn<niid. Of two heroes aftjnjg in confederacy againft a common enemy, the virtues or dangers will give little...emotion, becaufe each claims our concern with the fam« right, and tha heart lies at reft between equal motives. It ought to be the fii-ft endeavour... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...tafte. " It ought to be the firft endeavour of a writer (fays the Rambler, N° 156.) to diilinguifh nature from cuftom ; or that which is eftablifhed...right, from that which is right only becaufe it is eflablifhed ; that he may neither violate effential principles by a defire of novelty, nor debar himfelf... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 444 pages
...writer (fays the Rambler, N" 156.) to diilinguifh nature from cuftorrt ; or that which is cHablifhed becaufe it is right, from that which is right only becaufe it it eflablifhed ; that he may neither violate eflential principles by a de-fire of novelty, nor debar... | |
| 1801 - 344 pages
...hopes of fears which it raifes will be faint and languid. Of two heroes acting in confederacy againft a common enemy, the virtues or dangers will give little...concern with the fame right, and the heart lies at reft be-- tween equal motives. It ought to be the firft endeavour of a writer to diftinguifh nature from... | |
| 1806 - 420 pages
...hopes or fears which it raifes will be faint and languid. Of two heroes acting in confederacy againft a common enemy, the virtues or dangers will give little...becaufe it is eftablifhed ; that he may neither violate effential principles by a defire of novelty, nor debar himfelf from the attainment of beauties within... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 558 pages
...writer (fays the Rambler, N° 156.) to diftinguifh nature from cuftom ; or that which is eftabli/hed becaufe it is right, from that which is right only becaufe it is cftabliflied ; that he may neither violate eflential principles by a defire of novelty, nor debar himfelf... | |
| Joseph Warton - 2004 - 508 pages
...tafte. " It ought to bg the firft endeavour of a writer, favs the / excellent RAMBLER *, to diftinguifli nature from cuftom, or that which is eftablifhed,...right, from that which is right only becaufe it is eftablimed ; that he may neither violate efiential principles by a defire of novelty, nor debar himfelf... | |
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