 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 sidor
...All this may- be done, and perhaps done fometimes without impropriety. But I have always fufpected that the reading is right, which requires many words...wrong ; and the emendation wrong, that cannot without fo much labour appear to be right. The juftnefs of a happy reftoration ftrikes at once, and the moral... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 sidor
...criticifm. All this may be done, and perhaps done fometimes without impropriety. But I have always fufpeded that the reading is right, which requires many words...wrong; and the emendation wrong, .that cannot without fp much labour appear to be right. The juftnefs of a happy reftoration ftrikes at once, and the moral... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 sidor
...criticiim. All this may be done, and perhaps done fometimes without impropriety. But I have always fufpected that the reading is right, which requires many words...wrong ; and the emendation wrong, that cannot without fo much labour appear to be right. The juftnefs of a happy reftoration ftrikes at and the moral precept... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sidor
...Criticifm. All this may be done, and perhaps done fometimes without Impropriety. But ihave always fufpected that the Reading is right, which requires many Words...and the Emendation •wrong, that cannot, without fo much Labour, appear to be right. The Juftnefs of a happy Reftoration ftrikes at once, and the moral... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 sidor
...Criticifm. All this may be done, and perhaps done fometimes without Impropriety. But 1 have always fufpeeted that the Reading is right, which requires many Words...wrong ; and the Emendation wrong, that cannot, without fo much Labour, appear to be right. The Juftnefs of a happy Reftoration ftrikes at once, and the moral... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1782 - 482 sidor
...excellence out of the reach of rules. Ditto, ditto, p. i30. That reading may generally be fufpected to be right, which requires many words to prove it wrong; and the emendation wrong, which cannot, without fo much labour, appear to be right, Preface to Shakefpeare, p. 66. CONVICT. •%.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 sidor
...critscism. All this may be done, and perhaps done sometimes without impropriety. But I have always suspefted that the reading is right, which requires many words...The justness of a happy restoration strikes at once, and the moral precept may be well applied to criticism, •fuod dubitas nefeceris. To dread the shore... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 sidor
...criticifm. All this may be done, and perhaps done fometimes without impropriety. But I have always fufpedted that the reading is right, which requires many words...wrong; and the emendation wrong, that cannot without fo much labour appear to be right. The juftnefs of a happy reftoration ftrikes at once, and the moral... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 sidor
...criticifm. All this may be done, and perhaps done fometimes without impropriety. But I have always fufpecied that the reading is right, which requires many words to prove it wrong; and the emend.iton wrong, tlrtt caivnot without io much labour appear to be right. The juftnefs of a happy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 sidor
...may be done, and perhaps done fometimes Without impropriety. But 1 have always fuipected •^ that that the reading is right, which requires many words...wrong; and the emendation wrong, that cannot without fo much labour appear to be right. The juftnefs of a happy rcftoration ftrikes at once, and the moral... | |
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I have always suspected that the reading is right, which requires many words to prove it wrong ; and the emendation wrong, that cannot without so much labour appear to be right. 
