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" The character of Lothario seems to have been expanded by Richardson into Lovelace ; but he has excelled his original in the moral effect of the fiction. Lothario, with gaiety which cannot be hated, and bravery which cannot be despised, retains too much... "
Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Rambler ... - Page 61
by Nathan Drake - 1810
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...detestation, to make vtf" !*» resentment overpower all the, benevolence which wit, elegance, and; Wrsge, naturally excite; and to lose at last the hero in the villain. Tlw fifth act is not equal to the former ; the events of the drama are: ej;-- K#edj and littli rtmains...
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The Correspondence of Samuel Richardson, Author of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir ...

Samuel Richardson - 1804 - 416 pages
...make virtuous " resentment overpower all the benevo** lence which wit, and elegance, and cou" rage, naturally excite; and to lose at " last the hero in the villain." French travellers often shew their admiration of this work, by enquiry after little local circumstances...
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The Correspondence of Samuel Richardson ...: Selected from the ..., Volume 1

Samuel Richardson, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - Novelists, English - 1804 - 414 pages
...make virtuous " resentment overpower all the benevo" lence which wit, and elegance, and cou" rage, naturally excite ; and to lose at " last the hero in the villain." French travellers often shew their admiration of this work, by enquiry after little local circumstances...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1810 - 524 pages
...•with a warmth and glow of colouring that is perfectly unrivalled. It is a character, ho\vever» that, in some respects, steps beyond the modesty of...triumphant; are enforced in this novel through a medium so interesting and powerful, that its perusal has been productive of as much utility as amusement; and...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1810 - 530 pages
...much of the spectator's kindness. It was in the power of Richardsqn alone, to teach us at once (steem and detestation; to make virtuous resentment overpower...triumphant; are enforced in this novel through a medium so interesting and powerful, that its perusal has been productive of as much utility as amusement; and...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 pages
...once esteem and detestation, to make virtuous resentment over-power all the benevolence which wit, elegance, and courage, naturally excite ; and to lose at last the hero in the villain. The fifth act is not equal to the former; the events of the drama are exhausted, and little remains but...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Dryden, Smith, Duke ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...once esteem and detestation, to make virtuous resentment over-power all the benevolence which wit, elegance, and courage, naturally excite; and to lose at last the hero in the villain. . The fifth act is not equal to the former; the events of the drama are exhausted, and little remains but...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 452 pages
...at once esteem and detestation, to make virtuous resentment overpower all the benevolence which wit, elegance, and courage, naturally excite ; and to lose at last, the hero in the villain. The fifth act is not equal to the former; the events of the drama are exhausted, and little remains but...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 9

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 612 pages
...and detestation, to make virtuous resentment over-power all the benevolence which wit, elegance, aud courage, naturally excite; and to lose at last the hero in the villain. The fifth act is not equal to the former; the emits of the drama are exhausted, and little remains but...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 9

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...us at or> esteem and detestation, to make virtuous resentment over-power all the bencvnl which wit, elegance, and courage, naturally excite ; and to lose at last the hero in ih villain. The fifth act is not equal to the former; the events of the drama are exhausted, an! little...
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