 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 σελίδες
...it be fometimes unavoidable, I have not wantonly nor licentioufly indulged. It has been my fettled principle, that the reading of the ancient books is probably true, and therefore is not to be difturbed for the fake of elegance, perfpicuity, or mere improvement of the fenfe. For though much... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 σελίδες
...it be fometimes unavoidable, I have not wantonly nor licentioufly indulged. It has been my fettled principle, that the reading of the ancient books is probably true, and therefore is not to be difturbed for the fake of elegance, perfpicuity, or mere improvement of the fenfe. For though much... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 σελίδες
...it be fometimes unavoidable, J have not wantonly nor licentiotifly indulged. It has been my fettled principle, that the reading of the ancient books is probably true, and therefore is not to be difturbed for the fake of elegance, perfpicuity, or mere improvement of the fenfe. For though much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 σελίδες
...it is fometimes unavoidable, I have not wantonly not licentioufly indulged. It has been my fettled Principle, that the Reading of the ancient Books is probably true ; and therefore is not to be difturbedfor the Sake of Elegance, Perfpicuity, or mere Improvement of the Senfe. For, though much... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 σελίδες
...it be fometimes unavoidable, ' I have not wantonly nor licentioufly indulged. It has been my fettled principle, that the reading of the ancient books is probably true, and therefore is not to be difturbed for the fake of elegance, perfpicuity, or mere improvement of the fenfe. For though much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 σελίδες
...though it be fometimes unavoidable, I have not wantonly nor licentioudy indulged. It has been my fettled principle, that the reading of the ancient books is probably true, and therefore is not to be difturbed for the fake of elegance, perfpicuity, or mere improvement of the fenfe. For though much... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 σελίδες
...was slight, without notice, and sometimes with an account of the reasons of the change. Conjecture, though it be sometimes unavoidable, I have not wantonly...disturbed for the sake of elegance, perspicuity, or mere improTement of the sense. For though though much credit is not due to the fidelity, nor. any to the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 σελίδες
...it be fometimes unavoidable, I have not wantonly nor licentioufly indulged. It has been my fettled principle, that the reading of the ancient books is probably true, and therefore is not to be difturbed for the fake of elegance, perfpicuity, or mere improvement of the fenfe. f For though much... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 σελίδες
...it be fometimes unavoidable, I have not wantonly nor licentioufiy indulged. It his been my f:ttled principle, that the reading of the ancient books is probably true, and therefore is not to be difturbed for tlie fake of elegance, perfpicuity, or mere improvement of the fenfe. For though much... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 σελίδες
...it be fometimes unavoidable, I have not wantonly nor licentioufly indulged. It has been my fettled principle, that the reading of the ancient books is probably true, and therefore is not to be difturbed for the fake of elegance, perfpicuity, or mere improvement of the fenfe. For though much... | |
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It has been my settled principle that the reading of the ancient books is probably true, and therefore is not to be disturbed for the sake of elegance, perspicuity, or mere improvement of the sense. 
