 ... truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character...  The popular educator - Σελίδα 174των Popular educator - 1852Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 σελίδες
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of reason and of truth. He had dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of... | |
 | John Hayward - 1842 - 448 σελίδες
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and, from his time, it has been generally...easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of... | |
 | John Hayward - 1845 - 458 σελίδες
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others; and, from his time, it has been generally...easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of... | |
 | Lady of Rhode Island - 1850 - 158 σελίδες
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and, from his time, it has been generally...easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1851 - 600 σελίδες
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others; and, from his time, it has been generally...easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1851 - 592 σελίδες
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others; and, from his time, it has been generally...easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 σελίδες
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of reason and of truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 484 σελίδες
...wit on the side of virtue and religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and from his time it has been generally subservient to the cause of reason and of truth. 1 Ie has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness... | |
 | John Hayward - 1856 - 444 σελίδες
...religion. He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others ; and, from his 'ime, it has been generally subservient to the cause of...easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of... | |
 | 1857 - 574 σελίδες
...just and discriminating criticism : — " He not only made the proper use of wit himself, but taught it to others; and from his time it has been generally...has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manner with laxity of principle. He has restored virtue to its dignity,... | |
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