 To reform and not to chastise I am afraid is impossible, and that the best precepts, as well as the best laws, would prove of small use if there were no examples to enforce them. To attack vices in the abstract, without touching persons, may be safe fighting...  An Improved Grammar of the English Language - Page 86by Noah Webster - 1839 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bristed - 1803 - 326 pages
...precepts, as well as the best laws, would prove of small use, if there were noexamples to enforce them. To attack vices in the abstract, without touching...fighting, indeed, but it is fighting with shadows. My greatest comfort and encouragement to proceed has been to see that those who have no shame and no... | |
 | Junius - 1804 - 472 pages
...precepts, as' well as the best laws, would prove of small use, if there were no example:; to enforce them. To attack vices in the abstract, without touching...fighting indeed, but it is fighting with shadows. My greatest comfort and encouragement to proceed, hasbeen to see, that those who have no shame, and... | |
 | Junius (pseud.) - 1804 - 450 pages
...precepts, as well as the best laws, would prove of small use, if -there were no examples to enforce them. To attack vices in the abstract, without touching...may be safe fighting indeed, but it is fighting with Hi:idows. My greatest comfort and encouragement tn proceed, hr.sbccn to s^c, that those who have no... | |
 | Junius (pseud.) - 1806 - 320 pages
...precepts, as well as the best laws, would prove of small " use, if there were no examples to enforce them. To attack " vices in the abstract, without touching persons, may be safe " flKh ting, indued, but it is<fi?huuK with shadswj. My " uruntest comfort and encouragement to proceed... | |
 | Junius - 1809 - 364 pages
...as wi 11 " as the best laws, would prove of small use, if their were no " examples to enforce them. To attack vices in the abstract " without touching...fighting, indeed, but " it is fighting with shadows. My greatest comfort and eil" couragcment to proceed has been to see, that those who have " no shame,... | |
 | Junius - 1810 - 308 pages
...as well as the best " laws, would prove of small use, if there were no ex" amples to enforce them. To attack vices in the abstract, " without touching...fighting, indeed, " but it is fighting with shadows. My greatest comfort and " encouragement to proceed has been to see, that those who " have no shame,... | |
 | Junius - 1810 - 454 pages
...precepts, as well as the best laws, would prove of small. use, if there were no examples to enforce them. To attack vices in the abstract, without touching...fighting indeed, but it is fighting with shadows. My greatest comfort and encouragement to proceed, has been to see, that those who have no shame, and... | |
 | Junius, John Mason Good - 1812 - 548 pages
...precepts, as well as the best laws, would prove of small use, if there were no examples to enforce them. To attack vices in the abstract, without touching persons, may be safe fighting indeed, but it if fighting with shadows. My greatest comfort and encouragement to proceed, has been to see that those... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 318 pages
...would prove of small use, if there were no exam' pies to enforce them. To attack vices in the abstruct, without touching persons, may be safe fighting indeed, but it is fighting with shadows. General propositions are obscure, misty, and un* certain, compared with plain, full, and home examples... | |
 | Junius - 1813 - 530 pages
...precepts, as well as the best laws, would prove of small use, if there were no examples to enforce them. To attack vices in the abstract, without touching...fighting indeed, but it is fighting with shadows. My greatest comfort and encouragement to proceed, has been to see that those whe have no shame, and... | |
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