| 1718 - 360 sider
...regard to 4 any Miferies that may befal him. For this reafon I ' cannot think, but that the Inftruttion and Moral are ' much finer, where a Man who is virtuous...Blows of Fortune at the end of a Tragedy, than when 1 he is reprefented as Happy and Triumphant. Such an ' Example corrects the I nfolence of Human Nature,... | |
| 1737 - 354 sider
...the Inftruflion and Moral are much finer, where a Man who is virtuous in the main of his Charafter falls into Diftrefs, and finks under the Blows of...reprefented as happy and triumphant. Such an Example correfts the Infolence of human Nature, foftens the Mind of the Beholder with Sentiments of Pity and... | |
| 1753 - 384 sider
...regard to any Miferies that may befal him. For this reafon I cannot think, but that the Inftruaion and Moral are much finer, where a Man who is virtuous...reprefented as Happy and Triumphant. Such an Example corre&s the Infolence of Human Nature, foftens the Mind of the BehoMer with Sentiments of Pity and... | |
| 1786 - 670 sider
...in reard to any mileries that may befal him. 'or this reifem I cannot think, but that the inftrucUon and moral are much finer, where a man who is virtuous...tragedy, than when he is reprefented as happy and tiiumphant. Such an example corrects the infolcnce •f human nature, loftens the mind of th« beholder... | |
| British essayists - 1802 - 266 sider
...much finer, where a man who is virtuous in the main of his character falls into distress, and sinks under the blows of fortune at the end of a tragedy, than when he is represented as happy and triumphant. Such an example corrects the insolence of human nature, softens... | |
| 1803 - 408 sider
...much finer, where a man who is virtuous in the main of his character falls into distress, and sinks under the blows of fortune at the end of a tragedy, than when he is represented as happy and triumphant. Such an example corrects the insolence of human nature, softens... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 sider
...much finer, where a man who is virtuous in the main of his character falls into distress, and sinka under the blows of fortune at the end of a tragedy, than when he is represented as happy and triumphant. Such an example corrects the insolence of human nature, softens... | |
| Samuel Richardson - 1811 - 460 sider
....much finer, where a man who is virtuous in the main * of his character falls into distress, and sinks under the ' blows of fortune, at the end of a tragedy, than when he ' is represented as happy and triumphant. Such an <.x. ' ample corrects the insolence of human nature, softens... | |
| James Ferguson - 1819 - 274 sider
...much finer, where a man who is virtuous in the main of his character falls into distress, and sinks under the blows of fortune at the end of a tragedy, than when he is represented as happy and triumphant. Such an example corrects the insolence of human nature, softens... | |
| Samuel Richardson - 1820 - 442 sider
...much finer, where a man who is virtuous in the main of his character fells into distress, and sinks under the blows of fortune, at the end of a tragedy, than when he is represented as happy and triumphant. Such an example corrects the insolence of human nature, softens... | |
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