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 VoltaireH. Hughs, 1772 - 288 pages |
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... should be as lit- tle comprehended as among the Chinese . Learning here is not confined to ecclefiaf tics , or a few lettered fages and academics : every English gentleman has an education , which gives him an early acquaintance with ...
... should be as lit- tle comprehended as among the Chinese . Learning here is not confined to ecclefiaf tics , or a few lettered fages and academics : every English gentleman has an education , which gives him an early acquaintance with ...
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... ; not only for having Invention , fpirit , elegance , and fuch per- fections as are neceffary to recommend any fort of poetry , but we alfo require that each A each should have its specific merit ; the ode 12 INTRODUCTION .
... ; not only for having Invention , fpirit , elegance , and fuch per- fections as are neceffary to recommend any fort of poetry , but we alfo require that each A each should have its specific merit ; the ode 12 INTRODUCTION .
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... should have its specific merit ; the ode , that which conftitutes the perfection of an ode , & c . In thefe views , then , our author is to be examined . First , whether his Fables answer the nobleft end of Fable , moral inftruction ...
... should have its specific merit ; the ode , that which conftitutes the perfection of an ode , & c . In thefe views , then , our author is to be examined . First , whether his Fables answer the nobleft end of Fable , moral inftruction ...
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... his tragedy of Gorboduc ; in which the moral of each act is reprefented on the stage in dumb fhew . It is therefore strange that Mr. de Voltaire , B 2 who who affects an impartial and philofophic fpi- rit , should INTRODUCTION . ig.
... his tragedy of Gorboduc ; in which the moral of each act is reprefented on the stage in dumb fhew . It is therefore strange that Mr. de Voltaire , B 2 who who affects an impartial and philofophic fpi- rit , should INTRODUCTION . ig.
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... should not rather speak with admiration , than contempt , of an author , who by the force of genius rose so much above the age and circumstances in which he was born , and who , even when he deviates most from rules , can rife to faults ...
... should not rather speak with admiration , than contempt , of an author , who by the force of genius rose so much above the age and circumstances in which he was born , and who , even when he deviates most from rules , can rife to faults ...
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