 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved, without considering that time has sometimes co-operated with chance; all...estimate his powers by his worst performance ; and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence is not absolute and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has ,been long preserved, without considering that time has - sometimes co-operated with chance....the eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity. Preface to Shakfpeare, p. 93. ADVERSITY. Adversity has ever been considered. as the state in which... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...that time has sometimes co-operated with chance ; all perhaps are more willing to honour past thaji present excellence; and the mind contemplates genius...estimate his powers by his worst performance ; and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence is not absolute and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...honour past than present excellence ; and the mind contemplates genius through the shades of age, a*the eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity. The...is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst pe. formance, and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...admire indiscriminately whatever lias been long preserved, without considering that time has some times co-operated with chance; all perhaps are more willing...estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence is not absolute and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...preserved, without considering that time has sometimes cooperated with chance ; all perhaps are more wiling to honour past than present excellence ; and the mind...estimate his powers by his worst performance, and whe.n he is dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence is not absolute and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...preserved, without considering that time has some times co-operated with chance; all perhaps are more wilhng to honour past than present excellence; and the mind...of the moderns, and the beauties of the ancients. \Vhile an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance ; and when he is dead,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved, without considering that time has sometimes co-operated with chance ;...estimate his powers by his worst performance ; and when he is •dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence is not absolute... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved, without considering that time has sometimes cooperated with chance; all...the eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity, T|ie K 3 great great contention of criticism is to find the faults of the moderns, and the beauties... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...long preserved, without considering that time has sometimes co-operated with chance; all perhaps arc more willing to honour past than present excellence;...contention of criticism is to find the faults of the modems, and the beauties of the ancients. While an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by... | |
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Antiquity, like every other quality that attracts the notice of mankind has undoubtedly votaries that reverence it, not from reason, but from prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved without considering that time... 
