 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - Počet stránok 494
...prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved, without considering that time has sometimes co-operated with chance; all...estimate his powers by his worst performance ; and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence is not absolute and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - Počet stránok 594
...prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has ,been long preserved, without considering that time has - sometimes co-operated with chance....the eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity. Preface to Shakfpeare, p. 93. ADVERSITY. Adversity has ever been considered. as the state in which... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - Počet stránok 394
...that time has sometimes co-operated with chance ; all perhaps are more willing to honour past thaji present excellence; and the mind contemplates genius...estimate his powers by his worst performance ; and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence is not absolute and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - Počet stránok 376
...honour past than present excellence ; and the mind contemplates genius through the shades of age, a*the eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity. The...is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst pe. formance, and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1808 - Počet stránok 1162
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 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - Počet stránok 390
...admire indiscriminately whatever lias been long preserved, without considering that time has some times co-operated with chance; all perhaps are more willing...estimate his powers by his worst performance; and when he is dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence is not absolute and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - Počet stránok 488
...preserved, without considering that time has sometimes cooperated with chance ; all perhaps are more wiling to honour past than present excellence ; and the mind...estimate his powers by his worst performance, and whe.n he is dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence is not absolute and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - Počet stránok 394
...preserved, without considering that time has some times co-operated with chance; all perhaps are more wilhng to honour past than present excellence; and the mind...of the moderns, and the beauties of the ancients. \Vhile an author is yet living, we estimate his powers by his worst performance ; and when he is dead,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - Počet stránok 444
...prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved, without considering that time has sometimes co-operated with chance ;...estimate his powers by his worst performance ; and when he is •dead, we rate them by his best. To works, however, of which the excellence is not absolute... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - Počet stránok 486
...prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved, without considering that time has sometimes cooperated with chance; all...the eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity, T|ie K 3 great great contention of criticism is to find the faults of the moderns, and the beauties... | |
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Antiquity, like every other quality that attracts the notice of mankind has undoubtedly votaries that reverence it, not from reason, but from prejudice. Some seem to admire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved without considering that time... 
