 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 páginas
...obtained ; yet, thus unafllfted by intereft or pa-ffion, they have paft through variations of tafte and changes of manners, and, as they devolved from...generation to another, have received new honours at every tranfmifiion. But becaufe human judgment, though it be gradually gaining upon certainty, never becomes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 páginas
...obtained ; yet, thus unaflifted by intereft or paflion, they have paft through variations of tafte and changes of manners, and, as they devolved from...generation to another, have received new honours at every tranfmifllon. . But becaufe human judgment, though it be gradually gaining upon certainty, never becomes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 páginas
...obtained -, yet, thus unafiifted by intereft or pafiion, they have paft through variations of tafte and changes of manners, and, as they devolved from...generation to another, have received new honours at every tranfmifiion. But becaufe human judgment, though it be gradually gaining upon certainty, never becomes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 páginas
...obtained -t yet, thus unaffifted by Intereft or Paffion, they have paft through Variations of Tafte, and Changes of Manners, and, as they devolved from...Generation to another, have received new Honours at every Tranfmiffion. But becaufe human Judgment, though it be gradually gaining upon Certainty, never becomes... | |
 | Several Hands - 1774 - 622 páginas
...obtained : yet, thus unaffifled by intereft or paffion, they have pafled through variations of tafte, and changes of manners, and, as they devolved from...generation to another, have received new honours at every tranfmiffion.' ' The plays of Shakespeare, ' as Mr. Steevcns remarks in his preface prefixed to his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 páginas
...obtained ; yet, thus unafiifted by Intereft or Paffion, they have paft through Variations of Tafte, and Changes of Manners, and, as they devolved from one Generation to another, have re' ceived new Honours at every Tranfmiflion. But becaufe human Judgment, though it be gradually gaining... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 páginas
...obtained ; yet, thus unaffifted by Intereft or Paffion, they have paft through Variations of Tafte, and Changes of Manners, and, as they devolved from one Generation to another, have re* ceived new Honours at every Tranfmiffion. But becaufe human Judgment, though it be gradually gaining... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 páginas
...obtained; yet, thus unaffifted by intereft or paffion, they have paft through variations of tafteand changes of manners, and, as they devolved from one...generation to another, have received new honours at every tranfmiffion. But becaufe human judgment, though it be gradually gaining upon certainty, never becomes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 páginas
...obtained ; yet, thus unaflifted by intcrcft or pafTion, they have paft through variations of taftc and changes of manners, and, as they devolved from...generation to another, have received new honours at every tranfmiflion. But becaufe human judgment, though it be gradually gaining upon certainty, never becomes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 páginas
...nor supply any faction with invectives ; they can neither indulge vanity, nor gratify malignity ; but are read without any other reason than the desire...yet, thus unassisted by interest or passion, ' they <hey have past through variations of taste and change Of manners, and, as they devolved from one generation... | |
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... are read without any other reason than the desire of pleasure, and are therefore praised only as pleasure is obtained... 
