 | 1781
...life for the defence or palliation of Angle paffagw, the gene al tenour and tendency of his p,lays mud always be condemned. It is acknowledged, with univerfal conviction, that the perufal of his works wil) make no man L-;tter; and that their ultimate effect is, to reprefent pleafure in alliance with... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799
...Congreve, and of Congreve he says : ' It is acknowledged, with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better; and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life ought to be... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799
...Congreve, and of Congreve he says : ' It is acknowledged, with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better ; and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life ought to be... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800
...his plays must always be condemned. It is acknowledged with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better, and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life ought to be... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 662 דפים
...his plays must always be condemned. It is acknowledged with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better, and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life ought to be... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803
...acknowledged, when speaking of certainly not the worst dramatic writer of his age, "that the perusal of his works will make no man better ; and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life ought to be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806
...Congreve was not tenable ; whatever glofles he might ufe for the defence or palliation of fingle paffages, the general tenour and tendency of his plays muft...conviction, that the perufal of his works will make no mart better ; and that their ultimate effect is to reprefent pleafure in alliance with vice, and to... | |
 | John Styles - 1807 - 188 דפים
...dramaticpieces of the present day—" It is acknowledged with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better, and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax Co 9 those obligations by which life ought to... | |
 | John Styles - 1807 - 188 דפים
...dramatic pieces of the present day — " It is acknowledged with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better, and that their ultimate eil'ect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810
...his plays must always be condemned. It is acknowledged, with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better ; and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life ought to be... | |
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The cause of Congreve was not tenable; whatever glosses he might use for the defence or palliation of single passages, the general tenour and tendency of his plays must always be condemned. It is acknowledged, with universal conviction, that the perusal... 
