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" I have even avoided introducing the Deity as in Scripture (though Milton does, and not very wisely either), but have adopted his angel as sent to Cain instead, on purpose to avoid shocking any feelings on the subject by falling short of what all uninspired... "
The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26 - Page 120
1824
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The Works of Lord Byron: In Verse and Prose. Including His Letters, Journals ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1853 - 1024 pages
...according to their characters — and the strong >r passions have ever been permitted to the drama. *T ch a dowry would be a pittance. ' while elsewhere...fortune. It is, besides, my wish that she should the subject by falling short of what all uninspired men must fall short in, viz. giving an adequate...
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Johnson's Lives of the British poets completed by W. Hazlitt, Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 350 pages
...according to their characters ; and the stronger passions have ever been permitted to the drama. I have avoided introducing the Deity as in Scripture, though...instead, on purpose to avoid shocking any feelings on the subject, by falling short of what all uninspired men must fall short in, viz. giving an adequate...
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Noctes Ambrosianae, Volume 1

John Wilson, John Gibson Lockhart - 1854 - 532 pages
...stronger passions have ever been permitted to the drama. 1 have even avoided introducing the Ueity, as in Scripture (though Milton does, and not very...instead, on purpose to avoid shocking any feelings on the subject, by falling short of, vttat all uninspired men must fall short in, viz. giving an adequate...
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The Odoherty Papers, Volume 2

William Maginn - 1855 - 408 pages
...supposed to speak, surely all the rest of the personages talk also according to their characters ; and the stronger passions have ever been permitted to the...instead, on purpose to avoid shocking any feelings on the subBut not to shock the feelings of the age, I only bring you angels on the stage. To bully You...
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Letters and Journals of Lord Byron: With Notices of His Life, Volume 2

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1855 - 584 pages
...to speaK, surely all the rest of the personages talk also according to their characters — and the stronger passions have ever been permitted to the...instead, on purpose to avoid shocking any feelings on the subject by falling short of what all uninspired men must fall short in, viz. giving an adequate...
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The Odoherty Papers, Volume 2

William Maginn - 1855 - 408 pages
...the rest of the personages tulle also according to their characters ; and the stronger passions hove ever been permitted to the drama. I have even avoided...and not very wisely either;) but have adopted his nngel, as sent to Cain, instead, on purpose to avoid shocking any feelings on the subBut not to shock...
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Miscellaneous Writings of the Late Dr. Maginn, Volume 2

William Maginn - 1855 - 402 pages
...supposed to speak, surely all the rest of the personages talk also according to their characters ; and the stronger passions have ever been permitted to the...introducing the Deity, as in Scripture (though Milton dnes, and not very wisely either;) but have adopted his angel, as sent to Cain, instead, on purpose...
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The Works of Lord Byron: Including the Suppressed Poems. Also a Sketch of ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1856 - 833 pages
...according to their characters ; and the stronger passions have ever been permitted to the drama. I have avoided introducing the Deity as in Scripture, though...instead, on purpose to avoid shocking any feelings on the subject, by falling short of what all uninspired men must fall short in, viz. giving an adequate...
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The Poetical Works of Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1859 - 914 pages
...to speak, surely all tbc rest of the personages talk also according to their characters — and the s along them тегу wisely either) ; but Iwve adopted his angel as sent to Cain instead, on purpose to a* < >iii...
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Noctes Ambrosianæ, Volume 1

John Wilson - 1866 - 532 pages
...according to their characters ; and the stronger passions have ever been permitted to the drama. 1 have even avoided introducing the Deity, as in Scripture...instead, on purpose to avoid shocking any feelings on the subject, by falling short of. what all uninspired men must fall short in, viz. giving an adequate...
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