 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...purpofe, and is therefore not likely to do good ; nor can it be conceived, without more fpeculation than life requires or admits, to be productive of much evil. Highwaymen and houfe-breakers feldom frequent the playhoufe, or mingle in any elegant diverfiorj; nor is it poffible... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 pages
...purpofe, and is therefore not likely to do good; nor can it be conceived, without more fpeculation than life requires or admits, to be productive of much evil. Highwaymen and houfe-breakers feldom frequent the play-, houfe, or mingle in any elegant diverfion;' nor is it poffible... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 248 pages
...purpofe, and is therefore not likely to do good ; nor can it be conceived, .without more fpeculation than life requires or admits, to be productive of much! evil. . Highwaymen and houfc* breaker&feldom frequent the playhoufe, of mingle in any elegant diverfion ; nor is it poffible... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 490 pages
...plainly written only to divert, without any moral purpofe, and is therefore not likely to do good ; nor can it be conceived, without more Speculation than...admits, to be productive of much evil. Highwaymen and houfe-breakers feldom frequent the playhoufe, or mingle in any elegant diverfion ; nor is it poflible... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...purpofe, and is therefore not likely to do good; nor can it be conceived, without more fpeeulation than life requires or admits, to be productive of much evil. Highwaymen and houfe-breakers feldom frequent the play-houfe, or mingle in any elegant diverfion ; nor is it poffible... | |
 | John Gay - 1793 - 356 pages
...purpofe, and is therefore not likely to do good ; nor can it be conceived, without more fpeculation than life requires or admits, to be productive of much evil. Highwaymen and houfe-breakers feldom frequent the playhoufe, or mingle in any elegant diverfion ; nor is it poffible... | |
 | John Gay - 1796 - 284 pages
...plainly written only to divert, without any moral purpose, and is therefore not likely to do good ; nor can it be conceived, without more speculation than...imagine that he may rob with safety, because he sees MACHEATH reprieved upon the stage. This objection however, or some other rather political than moral,... | |
 | John Gay - 1799 - 250 pages
...moral purpofe, and is therefore not likely u do good; nor can it be conceived, without more fpeculation than life requires or admits , to be productive of much evil. Highwaymen and houfe-breakers feldom frequent the playhoufe, or mingle in any elegant diverfion; nor is it poltible... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...be productive of much evil. Hi way men and house-breakers seldom frequent the play-house, or mingle any elegant diversion ; nor is it possible for any one to imagine that he rob with safety, because he sees Macheath reprieved upon the str.ge. This objection however^ or some... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pages
...purpofe, and is therefore not likely to do good ; nor can it be conceived, withouttnore fpeculation than life requires or admits, to Be productive of much evil. Highwaymen and houfe-breakers feldom frequent the play-houfe, or mingle in any elegant diverfion ; nor is it poffible... | |
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Opera the gangs of robbers were evidently multiplied. Both these decisions are surely exaggerated. The play, like many others, was plainly written only to divert, without any moral purpose, and is therefore not likely to do good; nor can it be conceived,... 
