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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Page 97
... Tell me , else } Could fuch inordinate and low defires , Such poor , fuch base , such lewd , such mean attempts , Such barren pleasures , rude fociety As thou art match'd withal , and grafted to , Accompany the greatness of thy blood ...
... Tell me , else } Could fuch inordinate and low defires , Such poor , fuch base , such lewd , such mean attempts , Such barren pleasures , rude fociety As thou art match'd withal , and grafted to , Accompany the greatness of thy blood ...
Page 98
... tell their children , this is he ; Others would say , where ? which is Bolingbroke ? And then I ftole all courtesy from heav'n , And drest myself in much humility , That I did pluck allegiance from mens hearts , Loud Loud fhouts and ...
... tell their children , this is he ; Others would say , where ? which is Bolingbroke ? And then I ftole all courtesy from heav'n , And drest myself in much humility , That I did pluck allegiance from mens hearts , Loud Loud fhouts and ...
Page 124
... telling to herfelf , in a pretty long foliloquy , who fhe is , and all that happened to her at Aulis . As Ariftotle gives this play the higheft praife , we may be affured it did not in any refpect offend the Greek tafte : and Boileau ...
... telling to herfelf , in a pretty long foliloquy , who fhe is , and all that happened to her at Aulis . As Ariftotle gives this play the higheft praife , we may be affured it did not in any refpect offend the Greek tafte : and Boileau ...
Page 126
... tell it the fpectator , and make him fome amends for the abrupt conclufion of the former converfation . However , ftill the poor fpec + tator is much in the dark , till the queen , who is a perfect Machiavel , relates , merely from love ...
... tell it the fpectator , and make him fome amends for the abrupt conclufion of the former converfation . However , ftill the poor fpec + tator is much in the dark , till the queen , who is a perfect Machiavel , relates , merely from love ...
Page 160
... tell him the true ftate of the affairs of his kingdom , and its recent difgraces : finding he cannot get any information from them , he addresses himself to Atoffa , who does not break forth & * with that paffion and tenderness one ...
... tell him the true ftate of the affairs of his kingdom , and its recent difgraces : finding he cannot get any information from them , he addresses himself to Atoffa , who does not break forth & * with that paffion and tenderness one ...
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