 | Thomas James Mathias - 1799 - 462 pages
...bronze, Koran Dr. W. tells rs firft from Sir Thomas Browne, <« That there is a certain lilt of vice; committed in all ages, and declaimed against by all...authors, which will last as long as human nature, or digefted into commou places, may serve for any theme* and never be out of date till doomfday." (Vol.... | |
 | Thomas James Mathias - 1803 - 614 pages
...whole of my objections. Dr. W. tells us from Sir Thomas Browne, '• That there is a certain list of vices committed in all ages, and declaimed against...it, and very unadvisedly seems to discourage even the endeavours after a refprmation of manner*. If I am asked how > I answer thus. Pr. > Pope's Life,... | |
 | Francesco Petrarca - 1807 - 310 pages
...SirThomasBrowne, that there is a certain list of vices committed in all ages, and declaimed against by ajl authors, which will last as long as human nature;...any theme, and never be out of date till doomsday. Instead of a spirited vindication of moral satire, Dr. W. laughs at the effects of it, and very unadvisedly... | |
 | Thomas James Mathias - 1808 - 682 pages
...the whole of my objections. Dr. W. tells us from Sir Thomas Browne, " That there is a certain list of vices committed in all ages, and declaimed against...common places, may serve for any theme, and never be;out 'of date till doomsday." (Vol.4, p. 318.) Instead of a spirited vindication of moral satire,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...Nothing is Sacred noa>] "There is a certain list of vices committed in all ages (says Sir Thomas Brown), and declaimed against by all Authors, which will last...may serve for any theme, and never be out of date until doomsday." They, whom envy, malevolence, melancholy, discontent, and disappointment, have induced... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 pages
...Nothing is Sacred now] "There is a certain list of vices committed in all ages (says Sir Thomas Brown), and declaimed against by all Authors, .which will...common places, may serve for any theme, and never he out of date until doomsday." They, whom envy, malevolence, melancholy, discontent, and disappointment,... | |
 | 1825 - 546 pages
...mankind ? Is it to enhance the necessity and value of your own services ? " There is a certain list of vices committed in all ages and declaimed against...digested into common places may serve for any theme, and neverbe out of date until dooms-day." ' " The badness of the times has been a common topic of complaint... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1825 - 544 pages
...Is it to enhance the necessity and value of your own services ? " There is a certain list of rices committed in all ages and declaimed against by all...digested into common" places may serve for any theme, and neverbe out of date until dooms-day." ' «« The badness of the times has been a common topic of complaint... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times. There is a certain list of vices committed in all ages, and declaimed against...all authors, which will last as long as human nature ; which digested into common places, may serve for any theme, and never be out of date until doom's-day.... | |
 | 1831 - 370 pages
...prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times. There is a certain list of vices committed in all ages and declaimed against...will last as long as human nature; or digested into common-places may serve for any theme, and never be out of date until doomsday. THE ERRONEOUS DISPOSITION... | |
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... times, by the expressions of vices in times which they commend ; which cannot but argue the community of vice in both. Horace therefore, Juvenal and Persius were no prophets, although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at our times. There... 
