 To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties, to regulate the practice of daily conversation, to correct those depravities which are rather ridiculous than criminal, and remove those grievances which, if they produce no lasting calamities, impress...  The British Essayists: The Tatler - Pàgina xiper Alexander Chalmers - 1803Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pàgines
...overflowing with whiggifh opinions, that it might be read by the Queen, it was reprinted" in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties, to regulate the practice of daily converfation, to correct thofe depravities which are rather ridiculous than criminal, and remove thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pàgines
...with- whiggifh opinions, that it might be be read by the Queen, it was. reprinted' in the Spectator. To- teach the minuter decencies and: inferior duties,. to regulate the practice of daily converfation, to correct thofe depravities which are rather ridiculous than criminal,. and remove thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 476 pàgines
...overflowing with whiggifh opinions, that it might be read by the Queen, it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties, to regulate the practice of daily converfation, to correct thofe depravities which are rather ridiculous than criminal, and remove thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 254 pàgines
...with whiggifh opinions, that it might be be read by the Queen, it was reprinted ' in the SpectatorTo teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties, to regulate the practice of daily converfation, to correct thofe depravities which are rather ridiculous than criminal, and remove thofe... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 pàgines
...(p. 74) shews, she made a small yearly allowance. 1 ' To teach the minuter decencies and inferiour duties, to regulate the practice of daily conversation,...attempted by Casa in his book of Manners, and Castiglione grew Goldsmith's love of talk. grew up at the little court of Urbino, and you should read it." I am... | |
 | Anselm Bayly - 1789 - 402 pàgines
...difcernment hath given a very proper character of thefe publications, foreign and domeftic, " That they ferve to teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties — to regulate the practice of daily converfation— -to correcT: thofe depravities, which are rather ridiculous than criminal — to remove... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pàgines
...overftowing with whiggifh opinions, that it might be read by the Queen*, it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties, to regulate the practice of daily converfation, to correct thofe depravities which are rather ridiculous than criminal, and remove thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pàgines
...overflowing with whiggifh opinions, that it might be read by the Queen *, it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties, to regulate the practice of daily converfation, to correct thofe depravities which are rather ridiculous than criminal, and remove thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pàgines
...overflowing with whiggifh opinions, that it might be read by the Queen *, it was reprinted in the Spectator. To teach the minuter decencies and inferior duties, to regulate the practice of daily converfation, to correct thofe depravities which are rather ridiculous than criminal, and remove thofe... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pàgines
...the prac- ~ tice of daily conversation, to correct those depravities which are rather jidisjlous thin criminal, and remove those grievances, which, if they...calamities, impress hourly vexation, was first attempted byOasain his book of Manners, ami Ca.^tiglipne in \\isCourtifr ; two books yet celehiat'-'d in Italy... | |
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