 | 1776 - 632 pages
...its guilt, if we were to infpect the mind of him that committed it, would be attenuated by miftake, precipitance, or negligence : we cannot be certain...than was intended to be inflicted, or how much we encreafe the mifchief tp ourfelves by voluntary aggravations. We may charge to defign .the effects... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...its guilt, if we were to infpect the mind of him that committed it, would be extenuated by miftake, precipitance, or negligence. We cannot be certain how much more we feel than was intended, or how much we increafe the mifchief to our. fclves by voluntary aggravations. We may charge to defign... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 pages
...its guilt, if we were to infpect the mind of him that committed it, would be extenuated by miftake, precipitance, or negligence ; we cannot be certain....than was intended to be inflicted, or how much we increafe the mifchief to ourfelves by voluntary aggravations. We may charge to defign the efTec~bs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...its guilt, if we were to infpect the mind of him that committed it, would be extenuated by miftake, precipitance, or negligence ; we cannot be certain how much more we feel than was intended to be infiicted, or how much we increafe the mifchief to ourfelves by voluntary aggravations. We may charge... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...we were to infpecl the mind of him that committed n, would be extenuated by miltakc, pnrcipitarice, or negligence; we cannot be certain how much more we feel than was intended to be inHifleit, or how much we increafe the mifchief to ourlelves by voluntaryaggravations. We may charge... | |
 | 1801 - 320 pages
...of him that committed it, would be extenuated by miftake, precipitance, or negligence ; we cannot be be certain how much more we feel than was intended to be infficted, or how much we increafe the mifchief to ourfelves by voluntary aggravations. We may charge... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...not long want persuasives to forgiveness. We know not to what degree of malignity any injury is to be imputed ; or how much its guilt, if we were to inspect...design the effects of accident; we may think the blow violent only because we have made ourselves delicate and tender ; we are on every side in danger of... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 268 pages
...not long want persuasives to forgiveness. We know not to what degree of malignity any injury is to be imputed ; or how much its guilt, if we were to inspect...design the effects of accident ; we may think the blow violent only because we have made ourselves delicate and tender ; we are on every side in danger of... | |
 | Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...its guilt, if we were to infpect the mind of him that committed it, would be extenuated by miftake, precipitance, or negligence. We cannot be certain how much more we feel than was intended, or how much we increafe the mifchief to ourfelves by voluntary aggravations. 'We may charge to defign... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...not long want persuasives to forgiveness. We know not to what degree of malignity any injury is to be imputed, or how much its guilt, if we were to inspect...be certain how much more we feel than was intended, or how much we increase the mischief to ourselves by voluntary 'aggravations. We may charge to design... | |
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Whoever considers the weakness both of himself and others, will not long want persuasives to forgiveness. We know not to what degree of malignity any injury is to be imputed ; or how much its guilt, if we were to inspect the mind of him that committed... 
