| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 578 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 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 any... | |
| 1800 - 458 Seiten
...they have from their Maker moil traitoroufly againft himfelf, by endeavouring to corrupt and dis gure his creatures ! If the comedies of Congreve did not rack him with remorfe in his lail moments, he muft have been lo I to all fenfe of virtue. Nor will it afford any... | |
| 1804 - 452 Seiten
...country ; employing the talents which they have received from their maker most traitorously ngainst himself, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure...moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue." Vol. II. 479. I am happy, however, to have it in my power to observe, that, of late years, a sensible... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1807 - 402 Seiten
...thus spread infection through their native country ; employing the talents which they have received from their Maker most traitorously against himself,...moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue.'* VoL. II. 479. I am happy, however, to have it in my power to observe, that of late years, a sensible... | |
| John Styles - 1807 - 216 Seiten
...traiterously against him, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures! If the Come1dies of Congreve did not rack him with remorse in his last...moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue ! The testimony -of Cumberland, a writer of plays, much more moral and decent than most of his contemporaries... | |
| John Styles - 1807 - 216 Seiten
...traiterously against him, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures! If the Come-' H dies of Congreve did not rack him with remorse in his last...moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue! The testimony of Cumberland, a writer of plays, much more moral and decent than most of his contemporaries... | |
| James Plumptre - 1809 - 318 Seiten
...«pread infection through their native country, employing the talents, •which they have received from their Maker, most traitorously against Himself,...moments, he- must have been lost to all sense of virtue." (quoted also in Blair's Lectures, vol. iii. p. 380. The whole passage in Blair is worth reading.) We... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1809 - 400 Seiten
...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 - 1811 - 400 Seiten
...against him" self, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure " his creatures. If the comedies ofCongreve did " not rack him with remorse in his last moments,..." he must have been lost to all sense of virtue." Vol. II. 479. I AM happy, however, to have it in rtiy powef to observe, that, of late years, a sensible... | |
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