The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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... vice . ยท The fault , then , of Shakspeare's comic Muse is , in my opinion , that it is too good - natured and magnanimous . It mounts above its quarry . It is apprehensive , quick , forgetive , full of nimble , fiery , and delectable ...
... vice . ยท The fault , then , of Shakspeare's comic Muse is , in my opinion , that it is too good - natured and magnanimous . It mounts above its quarry . It is apprehensive , quick , forgetive , full of nimble , fiery , and delectable ...
Page 157
... vice , as sincere attachment to virtue . By not meeting the question fairly on the ground of common experience , by slubbering over the objec- tions , and varnishing over the answers , the whole distinction between virtue and vice ( as ...
... vice , as sincere attachment to virtue . By not meeting the question fairly on the ground of common experience , by slubbering over the objec- tions , and varnishing over the answers , the whole distinction between virtue and vice ( as ...
Page 162
... vice since the age of Charles 11. certain it is , that our manners are not mended since the time of Elizabeth and Charles 1. Is it , then , that vice was formerly a thing more to be wondered at than imitated ; that behind the rigid ...
... vice since the age of Charles 11. certain it is , that our manners are not mended since the time of Elizabeth and Charles 1. Is it , then , that vice was formerly a thing more to be wondered at than imitated ; that behind the rigid ...
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