 He had no regard to distinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without scruple, the customs, institutions, and opinions of another, at the expense not only of likelihood but of possibility.  Baconiana - Page 721905Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...his cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He. had no regard to diftinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cuftoms, inftitutions, and opinions of another, at the expence not only of likelihood,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...his cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no regard to diftinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cuftoms, inftitutions, and opinions of another, at 'the expence not only of likelihood,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...his cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no regard to diftinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cuftoms, inftitutions, and opinions of another, at the expence not only of likelihood,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...his Cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no Regard to Diflin&iori of Time or Place, but gives to one Age or Nation, without Scruple, the Cuftoms, Inftitutions, and Opinions of another, at the Expcp.cc not only of Likelihood, but of PofTibility.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...his Cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no Regard to Diftinction of Time or Place, but gives to one Age or Nation, without Scruple, the Cuftoms, Inftitutions, and Opinions of another, at the Expence not only of Likelihood, but of Poffibility.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...his Cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly represented. He bad no R.egard to Diftinction of Time or Place, but gives to one Age or Nation, without ticruplc, the Cuftoms, Inftitutions, and Opinions of another, at the Expence not only of Likelfhood,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...his cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no regard to diftinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cuftoms, inftitutions, and opinions of another, at the expence not only of likelihood,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...his catastrophe is improbably produced, or imperfectly represented. He had no regard, to distinctioir of time or place, but gives to one age or nation,...customs, institutions, and opinions of another, at the expence not only of likelihood, but of possibility. These faults Pope has endeavoured, with more zeal... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...his cataftropbe is improbably produced or imper? fcftly reprefeiited. He had no regard to diftinftion of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cultoms, inftitimons, and opinions of another, at the expencc not only of likelihood,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...his cataftrophe is improbably produced or imperfectly reprefented. He had no regard to diftinction of time or place, but gives to one age or nation, without fcruple, the cuftoms, inrtitutions, and opinions of another, at the expence not only of likelihood,... | |
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