 The modern tragedy excels that of Greece and Rome in the intricacy and disposition of the fable; but, what a Christian writer would be ashamed to own, falls infinitely short of it in the moral part of the performance.  Harrison's British Classicks - Page 771786Full view - About this book
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 pages
...ornament of our nature. They soften insolence, sooth affliction, and subdue the mind to the dispensations of Providence. It is no wonder therefore that in all...excels that of Greece and Rome, in the intricacy and disposition of the fable ; but, what a -Christian writer would be ashamed to own, falls infinitely... | |
 | 1824 - 604 pages
...acknowledges its shocking corruption, is tremendous against its lewdness, and in one paper actually states, ' the modern tragedy excels that of Greece and Rome in the intricacy and disposition of the fable ; but, what a Christian writer would be ashamed to own, falls infinitely short... | |
 | David Irving - 1821 - 336 pages
...is violated in the above passage. A slight alteration will, in my opinion, improve the sentence : " The modern tragedy excels that of Greece and Rome, in the intricacy and disposition of the fable ; but, what a Christian writer should be ashamed to own, falls infinitely... | |
 | 1822 - 788 pages
...ornatntnt of our nature. They soften insolence, soolh'affiiction, and subdue the mind to the dispensations d, we are still no worse than the rest of our fellow-mortals...»ho raided at Blacklieath, and •£ "*om tome mount disposition of the fable ; but, what a Christian writer would be ushatned to own, falls infinitely... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...ornament of our nature. They soften insolence, soothe affliction, and subdue the mind to the dispensations of Providence. It is no wonder, therefore, that in...excels that of Greece and Rome, in the intricacy and disposition of the fable ; but, what a Christian writer would be ashamed to own, falls infinitely short... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 356 pages
...ornament of our nature. They soften insolence, soothe affliction, and subdue the mind to the dispensations of Providence. It is no wonder therefore that in all...excels that of Greece and Rome, in the intricacy and disposition of the fable ; but, what a Christian writer would be ashamed to own, falls infinitely short... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 450 pages
...ornament of our nature. They soften insolence, sooth affliction, and subdue the mind to the dispensations of Providence. It is no wonder therefore that in all...excels that of Greece and Rome, in the intricacy and disposition of the fable ; but, what a Christian writer would be ashamed to own, falls infinitely short... | |
 | 1823 - 406 pages
...ornament of our nature. They soften insolence, soothe affliction, and subdue the mind to the dispensations of Providence. It is no wonder, therefore, that in...modern tragedy excels that of Greece and Rome, in the intrieacy and disposition of the fable ; but, what a Christian writer would be ashamed to own, falls... | |
 | 1824 - 310 pages
...ornament of our nature'. They soften insolence, sooth affliction, and subdue the mind to the dispensations of providence. It is no wonder, therefore, that in...excels that of Greece and Rome in the intricacy and disposition of the fable; but, what a Christian writer would be ashamed to own, falls infinitely short... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 pages
...ornament of our nature. They soften insolence, sooth affliction, and subdue the mind to the dispensations of Providence. It is no wonder therefore that in all the polite 1 4 nations of the world, this part of the drama has met with public encouragement. • -Ji—UH! The... | |
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