 | John Styles - 1815 - 254 pages
...A short View of the Immoralky and Frofanenesa of the English Stage;' I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation. He was...and invigorated by just confidence in his cause." As a specimen of his style and manner,! will furnish the reader with the concluding paragraph of his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 pages
...short Vieiv of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage, I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation. He was...pertinacity; with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastick ; and with all those powers exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. Thus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1819 - 376 pages
...short .view of the Immorality and Prqfanencss of the English Stoge, I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation. He was...pointed, though often vulgar and incorrect ; with uncpnquerable pertinacity ; with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastic ; and with all those... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 pages
...A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage, I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation. He was...pertinacity ; with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastick ; and with all those powers exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. Thus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 434 pages
...A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage, I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation* He was...pertinacity; with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastick ; and with all those powers exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. ::•... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 452 pages
...short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage," I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation. He was...pertinacity ; with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastick ; and with all those powers exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. Thus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 446 pages
...short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage," I believe with no atEer motive than religious zeal and honest indignation. He was...pertinacity ; with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastick ; and with all those powers exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. Thus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 438 pages
...A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage, I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation. He was...pertinacity ; with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastick ; and with all those powers exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. Thus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...a short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage, I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation. He was...pertinacity ; with wit, in the highest degree, keen and sarcastick ; and with all those powers exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. notice,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage," I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation. He was...pertinacity ; with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastick ; and with all those powers exalted and invigorated by just confidence in his cause. Thus... | |
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He was formed for a controvertist ; with sufficient learning ; with diction vehement and pointed, though often vulgar and incorrect : with unconquerable pertinacity ; with wit in the highest degree keen and sarcastick ; and with all those powers exalted... 
