...different from ours of the morality of our author's scenes. He says, " His (Shakspeare's) first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in...moral purpose. From his writings, indeed, a system of moral duty may be selected, " (indeed!) " but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; " (Would...

...different from ours of the morality of our author's scenes. He says, " His (Shakspeare's) first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in...moral purpose. From his writings, indeed, a system of moral duty may be selected," (indeed!) " but his precepts and axioms drop casually from him ; " (Would...

...renown ; and little regard is due to that bigotry which sets candor higher than truth. His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in...is so much more careful to please than to instruct, *hat he seems to write without any moral purpose. From his writings indeed a system of social duty...

...been the stumbling-block, Johnson has reproached our dramatist in the severest manner with the fault, "to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men": that he has sacrificed virtue to convenience; that he seems to write without any moral purpose, that...

...been the stumbling-block, Johnson IRreproached our dramatist in the severest manner with the fault, "to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or in men": that he has sacrificed virtue to convenience: that he seems to write without any moral purpose, that...

...his excellences, has likewise faults, and faults sufficient to obscure and overwhelm any other merit. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much...that he seems to write without any moral purpose." But it will be said that we are dwelling on the worst features of Shakspcre, while we omit to notice...

...wenigstens an Shaws: Shakespeare habe viel zu zeigen, aber nichts zu lehren, wenn man bei Dr. Johnson liest: «He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much...that he seems to write without any moral purpose» *) ? Johnson tadelt ua auch Shakespeares allzu derbe Spaße (wie Shaw in Bezug auf das Stück «Much...

...renown; and little regard is due to that bigotry which sets candour higher than truth. " His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books or hi men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful to please than to instruct,...

...present to Dryden as of a copy from th Chandos portrafc scenes. He says, "His (Shakspeare's) first defect n that stabb'd Pots, and, I think, forty more; all...ABHORSON. Abhor. Sirrah, bring .Barnardine hither. pi moral duty may be selected," (indeed !) " but his irecepts and axioms drop casually from him:" x...

...Legrelle Holberg eonsid. comme imit. de Moliére (1864), S. 34. 7. Samuel Johnson: „His first defect is that to which may be imputed most of the evil in books and men. He sacrifices virtue to convenience, and is so much more careful to please than to instruct,...