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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... must be owned , that in fome places they bear the marks of the unpolished times in which he wrote , but one cannot forbear fmil- ing to hear a critic , who profeffes himself an admirer of the tragedies of Corneille , object to the ...
... must be owned , that in fome places they bear the marks of the unpolished times in which he wrote , but one cannot forbear fmil- ing to hear a critic , who profeffes himself an admirer of the tragedies of Corneille , object to the ...
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... of ftrength , depend on the mind , which animates the form , The critic but fashions the body of a work ; the poet must add the foul , which gives force 1 邂 force and direction to its actions and gef 6 INTRODUCTION .
... of ftrength , depend on the mind , which animates the form , The critic but fashions the body of a work ; the poet must add the foul , which gives force 1 邂 force and direction to its actions and gef 6 INTRODUCTION .
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... must be at fome happy period when a noble and graceful fimplicity , the refult of well regulated and fober magnanimity , reigns through the gene- Then the mufes and the arts , neither effeminately delicate nor audacioufly ral manners ...
... must be at fome happy period when a noble and graceful fimplicity , the refult of well regulated and fober magnanimity , reigns through the gene- Then the mufes and the arts , neither effeminately delicate nor audacioufly ral manners ...
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... must be esta- blished by which we may determine his merits . First , we must take into confide- ration what is propofed to be done by the means of dramatic imitation . Every fpecies of poetry has its diftinct offices . The effecting ...
... must be esta- blished by which we may determine his merits . First , we must take into confide- ration what is propofed to be done by the means of dramatic imitation . Every fpecies of poetry has its diftinct offices . The effecting ...
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... must be acknowledged , that , when this objection is obviated there will yet remain another cause of cenfure ; for though our author , from want of delicacy or from a defire to please the popular taste , thought he had done well when he ...
... must be acknowledged , that , when this objection is obviated there will yet remain another cause of cenfure ; for though our author , from want of delicacy or from a defire to please the popular taste , thought he had done well when he ...
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