 Among the ancients, plain-speaking was the fashion ; nor was that ceremonious delicacy introduced, which has taught men to abuse each other with the utmost politeness, and express the most indecent ideas in the most modest language.  The Classical Journal - Страница 891813Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Richard Walker James Porson - 1815 - 524 страници
...different ages differ extremely in their ideas of this offence. Among the ancients, plain-speaking was the fashion ; nor was that ceremonious delicacy...call a spade a spade ; to give every thing its proper name. There is another sort of indecency, which is infinitely more dangerous ; which corrupts the heart... | |
 | Richard Porson - 1815 - 530 страници
...different ages differ extremely in their ideas of this offence. Among the ancients, plain-speaking was the fashion; nor was that ceremonious delicacy...introduced, which has taught men to abuse each other O with the utmost politeness, and express the most indecent ideas in the most modest language. The... | |
 | 1817 - 292 страници
...different ages differ extremely in their ideas of this offence. Among the ancients, plain speaking was the fashion ; nor was that ceremonious delicacy...call a spade a spade ; to give every thing its proper name. There is another sort of indecency which is infinitely more dangerous, which corrupts the heart... | |
 | Alexander Montgomerie - 1821 - 368 страници
...was created Lord Polwarth, and afterwards earl of Marchmont. • " Among the ancients, plain speaking was the fashion ; nor was that ceremonious delicacy...call a spade a spade ; to give every thing its proper name. There is another sort of indecency which is infinitely more dangerous ; which corrupts the heart... | |
 | James Henry Monk, Charles James Blomfield - 1826 - 730 страници
...different ages differ extremely in their ideas of this offence. Among the ancients, plain-speaking was the fashion ; nor was that ceremonious delicacy...call a spade a spade ; to give every thing its proper uame. There is another sort of indecency, which is infinitely more dangerous ; which corrupts the heart... | |
 | James Henry Monk, Charles James Blomfield - 1826 - 720 страници
...different ages differ extremely in their ideas of this offence. Among the ancients, plain-speaking was the fashion ; nor was that ceremonious delicacy...indecent ideas in the most modest language. The ancients bad little of this. They were accustomed to call a spade a spade ; to give every thing its proper name.... | |
 | University of Cambridge - 1830 - 636 страници
...different ages differ extremely in their ideas of this 'offence. Among the antients, plain-speaking was the fashion; nor was that ceremonious delicacy...the most indecent ideas in the most modest language. In all Aristophanes's indecency there is nothing that can allure, but much that must deter. He never... | |
 | Aristophanes - 1837 - 726 страници
...Critique on Branck's Aristophanes (Maty's Review for July 1783) that " among the ancients, plain speaking was the fashion; nor was that ceremonious delicacy...were accustomed to call a spade a spade ; to give everything its proper name. 1 believe there is no man of sound judgment who would not sooner let his... | |
 | Aristophanes - 1837 - 518 страници
...Aristophanes. Kiister, p. xiv. extremely in their ideas of this offense. Among the ancients plainspeaking was the fashion ; nor was that ceremonious delicacy introduced, which has taught men to abuse one another with the utmost politeness, and express the most indecent ideas in the most modest language.... | |
 | 1838 - 278 страници
...sufficient atonement for deficiency in liveliness or humour. " Among them," says Porson, " plain speaking was the fashion : Nor was that ceremonious delicacy...each other with the utmost politeness, and express indecent ideas in the most modest language." It must be also recollected, that those topics which supplied... | |
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