An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespear Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets: With Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de VoltaireJ. Dodsley, 1769 - 288 pages |
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... affected . James James brought an addition of pedantry , accompanied by indecent and in- delicate manners and language . By conta → gion , or from complaifance to the taste of the public , Shakespear falls fometimes into the ...
... affected . James James brought an addition of pedantry , accompanied by indecent and in- delicate manners and language . By conta → gion , or from complaifance to the taste of the public , Shakespear falls fometimes into the ...
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... his tragedy of Gorboduc ; in which the moral of each act is represented on the ftage in dumb fhew . It is ftrange that Mr. de Voltaire who affects an impartial and philofophic fpirit , fhould not rather speak B 2 an INTRODUCTION . 19.
... his tragedy of Gorboduc ; in which the moral of each act is represented on the ftage in dumb fhew . It is ftrange that Mr. de Voltaire who affects an impartial and philofophic fpirit , fhould not rather speak B 2 an INTRODUCTION . 19.
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... affected by what is acted ; and therefore if the diffi- culty of rhyme , and its apparent difference from the common language of dialogue , be fuch , as continually to fet the art and the artist before our eyes , the fpecific merit of a ...
... affected by what is acted ; and therefore if the diffi- culty of rhyme , and its apparent difference from the common language of dialogue , be fuch , as continually to fet the art and the artist before our eyes , the fpecific merit of a ...
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... affected if we know it to be true ; and the intereft is ftill heightened if we have any relation to the perfons concerned . Our noble countryman , Percy , engages us much more than Achilles , or any Grecian hero . The people for whofe ...
... affected if we know it to be true ; and the intereft is ftill heightened if we have any relation to the perfons concerned . Our noble countryman , Percy , engages us much more than Achilles , or any Grecian hero . The people for whofe ...
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... affected . The nature of the hiftorical play gave scope to the extenfive talents of Shakespear . He had an uncommon felicity in painting manners and developing characters , which he could employ with peculiar grace and propriety , when ...
... affected . The nature of the hiftorical play gave scope to the extenfive talents of Shakespear . He had an uncommon felicity in painting manners and developing characters , which he could employ with peculiar grace and propriety , when ...
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