 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 578 pages
...their country, employing the talents they have from their Maker mofl traitoroufly againft himfelf, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures...If the comedies of Congreve did not rack him with remorfe in his laft >.. moments, he muft have been loft to all fenfe of virtue. Nor will it afford... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1788 - 548 pages
...would not be the fprightly, the witty, tho* diffolute Lady Townly, rather than the cold, the fober, though virtuous Lady Grace ? How odious ought writers...thus employ the talents they have from their Maker moft traitoroufly againft himfelf, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures ! If the... | |
 | 1800 - 458 pages
...would not be the fprightly, the witty, though diflblute Lady Townly, rather than the cold, the fober, though virtuous Lady Grace ? How odious ought writers...thus employ the talents they have from their Maker moil traitoroufly againft himfelf, by endeavouring to corrupt and dis gure his creatures ! If the comedies... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1807 - 548 pages
...witty, though diflblute Lady Townly, rather than the cold, the fober, though virtuous Lady 6race ? How odious ought writers to be who thus employ the talents they have from their Maker moft traitoroufly againft himfelf, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures ! If the... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1809 - 400 pages
...employ*' ing the talents which they have received from " their Maker ,moft traitoroufly againft Himfelf^ " by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure his *' creatures....the Comedies of Congreve did *' not rack him with remorfe in his laft moments, <' he muft have been loft to all fenfe of virtue." Vol. IL 479. I AM happy,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1817 - 516 pages
...thus spread infection through their native country ; employing the talents which they have received from their Maker most traitorously against himself,...If the comedies of Congreve did not rack him with remorae, in his last moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue.' Vol. II. 479. I am happy,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1823 - 418 pages
...tinctured with the playhouse morals, would not be the sprightly, the witty, though dissolute Lady Townly, rather than the cold, the sober, though virtuous Lady...traitorously against himself, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfiguie his creatures ! If the comedies of Congreve did not rack him with remorse in his last moments,... | |
 | Thomas Charlton Henry - 1825 - 196 pages
...Ranger, the humble imitator of Sir Harry, has had no slight influence in spreading that character. How odious ought writers to be, who thus employ the...corrupt and disfigure his creatures ! If the comedies of Cougreve did not rack him with remorse in his last moments, he must have been lost to all sense of... | |
 | 1822 - 608 pages
...through their native country, employing the talents' which they have received from thehr'Maker mc*t traitorously against himself, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures'! If the coaiedfe* ot Congreve did not rack him with remorse, in his last moments; "He1 must have been 'lost... | |
 | Charles Putt - 1830 - 496 pages
...Husband, and the odious productions of those writers, " who have employed the talents they have received from their Maker most traitorously against himself,...endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures/'* are performed with impunity. If he considers what is properly the duty of his office, it will inform... | |
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Maker most traitorously against himself, by endeavoring to corrupt and disfigure his crea-tures ! If the comedies of Congreve did not rack him with remorse in his last moments, he must have been lost to all sense, of virtue. 
