 There was no other religion ; and therefore that was better than none at all : but to us, who have no need of them ; to us, who deride their folly, and are wearied with their impertinencies ; they ought to appear no better arguments for verse, than those...  The Works of the English Poets: Cowley - Page 22by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 264 pages
...law with the terrors of confcience, and expectation of certain rewards and unavoidable punilhments. There was no other religion., and therefore that was...none at all. But to us, who have no need of them, to vis, who deride their folly, and are wearied with their impertinencies ; they ought to appear no better... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 658 pages
...with the terrors of eonfeienee, and expectation of eertain rewards and unavoidable punifhments. 1'here was no other religion, and therefore that was better...who deride their folly, and are wearied with their impertinenees, they ought to appear no better arguments for verfe than thofe of their worthy fueeeffors... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...of law with the terrors of confcicnce, and expectation of certain rewards and unavoidable punidmenu. There was no other religion, and therefore that was better than none at all : hut to us who have no need of them, to us who deride their folly, ami are wearied with their impertinences,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...confcience, and expectation of certain rewards and unavoidable puniihments. There was no other religien ; and therefore that was better than none at all. But to us, who have no need of them ; tous, who deride their folly, and are wearied with their impcrtinencies ; they ought to appear no... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...law with the terrors of conscience, and expectation of certain rewards and unavoidable punishments. There was no other religion ; and therefore that was...impertinencies; they ought to appear no better arguments for verse, than those of their worthy successors, the knights-errant. What can we imagine more proper for... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...law with the terrors of conscience, and expectation of certain rewards and unavoidable punishments. There was no other religion ; and therefore that was...their folly, and are wearied with their impertinencies j they ought to appear no better arguments for verse, than those of their worthy successors, the knights-errant.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...law with the terrours of conscience, and expectation of certain reward* and unavoidable punishments. There was no other religion ; and therefore that was better than none at .iil. But to us, who have no need of them ; to us, who deride their folly, and are wearied with their... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 348 pages
...law with the terrors of conscience, and expectation of certain rewards and unavoidable punishments.- There was no other religion ; and therefore that was...impertinencies ; they ought to appear no better arguments for verse, than those of their worthy successors, the knights-errant. What can we imagine more proper for... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 pages
...law with the terrors of conscience, and expectation of certain rewards and unavoidable punishments. There was no other religion ; and therefore that was...who deride their folly, and are wearied with their impertinences ; they ought to appear no better arguments for verse, than those of their worthy successors,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 296 pages
...law with the terrors of conscience, and expectation of' certain rewards and unavoidable punishments. There was no other religion; and therefore that was...who deride their folly, and are wearied with their impertinences ; they ought to appear no better arguments for verse, than those of their worthy successors,... | |
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