 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 páginas
...and incorrect ; with unconquerable pertinacity ; with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastick ; and with all those powers exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. Thus qualified, and thus incited, he walked out to battle, and assailed at once most of the living... | |
 | John Styles - 1807 - 216 páginas
...him suspected for a puritan ; he therefore published A short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage; I believe with no other motive...will furnish the reader with the concluding paragraph of his preface to the Short View:—" There is one thing more to acquaint the reader with ; 'tis, that... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 486 páginas
...Immorality and Profuneness of the English Stage ;" — " I believe," says Johnson, " with no other view, than religious zeal, and honest indignation.* He was...exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. " Thus qualified, and thus incited, he walked forth to battle, and assailed, at once, most of the living... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 páginas
...Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage ;" — " I believe," says Johnson, " with no other view, than religious zeal, and honest indignation.* He was...exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. " Thus qualified, and thus incited, he walked forth to battle, and assailed, at once, most of the living... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 páginas
...Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage;" — " I believe," says Johnson, " with no other view, than religious zeal, and honest indignation.* He was...exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. " Thus qualified, and thus incited, he walked forth to battle, and assailed, at once, most of the living... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 páginas
...Stage.'' His qualities as a reformer are described by Dr Johnson in language never to be amended. " He was formed for a controvertist ; with sufficient...and with all those powers exalted and invigorated by the just confidence in his cause. " Thus qualified, and thus incited, he walked out to battle, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 páginas
...suspected for a puritan ; he therefore, 1 698, published A short Virtu of the Immorality and Profanenest of the English Stage, I believe with no other motive...exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. Thus qualified, and thus incited, he walked out to battle, and assailed at once most of the living... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 páginas
...suspected for a Puritan ; he therefore (1698) published A short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage, I believe with no other motive...exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. Thus qualified, and thus incited, he walked out to battle, and assailed at once most of the living... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 598 páginas
...the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage, I believe with no other motive than religiout zeal and honest indignation. He was formed for a controvertist;...powers exalted and invigorated by just. confidence in 'hit cause. Thus qualified, and thus incited, lie walked out to battle, and assailed at once most of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 páginas
...suspected for a Puritan ; he therefore ( 1 698) published A short view of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage, I believe with no other motive...-exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. Thus qualified, and thus incited, he walked out to battle, and assailed at once most of the living... | |
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I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation. He was formed for a controvertist : with sufficient learning ; with diction vehement and pointed, though often vulgar and incorrect ; with unconquerable pertinacity ; with wit... 
