 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 страници
...3. aut sibl coiwementia finge ; 4. Servetur ad imum, quails ab incepto processerit, et sibi constet. From the manners the characters of persons are derived...passion only ; but it is a composition of qualities which are not contrary to one another in the same person : thus the same man may be liberal and valiant,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 страници
...aut sibi convenient ia finge ; 4. Servetur ad imum, quails ab incefto processerit, et sibi constet. From the manners the characters of persons are derived...passion only ; but it is a composition of qualities which are not contrary to one another in the same person : thus the same man may be liberal and valiant,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 страници
...inclinations as they appear in the several 1 persons of the poem: a character being thus' defined,—that which distinguishes one man from another. Not to repeat...that which distinguishes .one man from all others, cartnot be supposed to consist of tone particular virtue, or vice, or passion Ortly ; but / it is a... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 502 страници
...3. aut sibt convenientiafinge ; 4. Servetur ad imum, quaiis ab incepto proeesserit, et sibi constet, From the manners, the Characters of persons are derived...passion only ; but it is a composition of qualities which are not contrary to one another in the same person. Thus, the same man may be liberal and valiant,... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 страници
...out sibi convenientia Jinge ; 4. Servetur ad iinum, qualis ab incepto processerit, et sifii constel. From the manners the characters of persons are derived...passion only ; but it is a composition of qualities which are not contrary to one another in the same person : thus the same man may be liberal and Valiant,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 страници
...the characters are no other than the inclinations, as they appear in the several persons of the poem. A character, or that which distinguishes one man from...passion only; but it is a composition of qualities which are not contrary to one another in the same person. Thus, the same man may be liberal and valiant,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1868 - 570 страници
...the characters are no other than the inclinations, as they appear in the several persons of the poem. A character, or that which distinguishes one man from...passion only ; but it is a composition of qualities which are not contrary to one another in the same person. Thus, the snme man may be liberal and valiant,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1883 - 544 страници
...The only apology for introducing a tyrant upon the stage was to make him at the same time an usurper. From the manners, the characters of persons are derived...passion only ; but it is a composition of qualities which are not contrary to one another in the same person. Thus, the same man may be liberal and valiant,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1883 - 548 страници
...The only apology for introducing a tyrant upon the stage was to make him at the same time an usurper. From the manners, the characters of persons are derived...passion only ; but it is a composition of qualities which are not contrary to one another in the same person. Thus, the same man may be liberal and valiant,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1900 - 412 страници
...sibi convenientia finge ; 4. Servetur ad imum, qualis ab incepto processerit, ct sibi constet. 1 5 From the manners, the characters of persons are derived...particular virtue, or vice, or passion only ; but 't is 25 a composition of qualities which are not contrary to one another in the same person ; thus,... | |
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A character, or that which distinguishes one man from all others, cannot be supposed to consist of one particular virtue, or vice, or passion only; but 'tis a composition of qualities which are not contrary to one another in the same person... 
