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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
Page 93
... blood , And an adopted name of privilege , A hare - brain'd Hotspur govern'd by a spleen . The great afpiring foul of Hotspur bears out rebellion ; it seems , in him , to flow from an uncontrollable energy of foul , born to give laws ...
... blood , And an adopted name of privilege , A hare - brain'd Hotspur govern'd by a spleen . The great afpiring foul of Hotspur bears out rebellion ; it seems , in him , to flow from an uncontrollable energy of foul , born to give laws ...
Page 97
... blood He'll breed revengement , and a fcourge for me . But thou do'ft in thy paffages of life Make me believe that thou art only mark'd For the hot vengeance and the rod of heav'n , To punish my mif - treadings . Tell me , elfe Could ...
... blood He'll breed revengement , and a fcourge for me . But thou do'ft in thy paffages of life Make me believe that thou art only mark'd For the hot vengeance and the rod of heav'n , To punish my mif - treadings . Tell me , elfe Could ...
Page 98
... blood . The hope and expectation of thy time Is ruin'd , and the foul of every man Prophetically does fore - think thy fall . Had I fo lavish of my prefence been , So common - hackney'd in the eyes of men , So ftale and cheap to vulgar ...
... blood . The hope and expectation of thy time Is ruin'd , and the foul of every man Prophetically does fore - think thy fall . Had I fo lavish of my prefence been , So common - hackney'd in the eyes of men , So ftale and cheap to vulgar ...
Page 116
... blood , He was the mark and glafs , copy and book , That fashion'd others . And him , wond'rous him ! O miracle of men ! him did you leave To look upon the hideous god of war In difadvantage ; to abide a field Where nothing but the ...
... blood , He was the mark and glafs , copy and book , That fashion'd others . And him , wond'rous him ! O miracle of men ! him did you leave To look upon the hideous god of war In difadvantage ; to abide a field Where nothing but the ...
Page 118
... blood Of fair King Richard , scrap'd from Pomfret ftones ; Derives from heaven his quarrel and his cause ; Tells them he doth beftride a bleeding land Gafping for life under great Bolingbroke : And more , and lefs , do flock to follow ...
... blood Of fair King Richard , scrap'd from Pomfret ftones ; Derives from heaven his quarrel and his cause ; Tells them he doth beftride a bleeding land Gafping for life under great Bolingbroke : And more , and lefs , do flock to follow ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abfurd addrefs admired Affaffin affift affume againſt allegory anſwer ANTONY appears arifes Auguftus baſe beſt blood Brutus Cæfar Caffius cauſe character Cinna circumſtances confpiracy confpirators Corneille critics dæmons defire drama ELPINICE Emilia eſtabliſhed Euripides expreffed fable fame faſhioned fays fecret feems fentiments fhall fhew firft firſt fituation folemn fome foul fpecies fpectator French ftill fubjects fuch fuperftition fuperiority furely genius ghoſt hath heart heav'n hero himſelf hiſtory honour human imitation intereſt itſelf juſt king lefs Macbeth manners mind moft moſt muſt nature neceffary obferved occafion paffion perfons piece play pleaſe pleaſure Poet Poetry preſent purpoſe racter raiſed reaſon repreſentation repreſented reſpect Roman ſay ſcene ſeems Shakeſpear ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome Sophocles ſpeak ſpeech ſpirit ſtage ſtate ſtill ſtory ſtyle ſuch Tacitus taſte thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou tion tragedy tragedy of Macbeth tranflation underſtand uſed verfe Voltaire vulgar whofe whoſe Witches