William Warburton
William Warburton
William Warburtonwas an English writer, literary critic and churchman, Bishop of Gloucester from 1759 until his death. He edited editions of the works of his friend Alexander Pope, and of William Shakespeare...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth24 December 1698
regulation ancient manners
Short isolated sentences were the mode in which ancient Wisdom delighted to convey its precepts, for the regulation of life and manners.
tests reason ridicule
Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth.
respect passion mind
Admiration is one of the most bewitching, enthusiastic passions of the mind; and every common moralist knows that it arises from novelty and surprise, the inseparable attendants of imposture.