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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... Dramatic Poetry . P. 25 . On the Hiftorical Drama . P. 55 . The First Part of Henry IV . P. 89 . The Second Part of Henry IV . P. III . On the Præternatural Beings . P. 133 . The Tragedy of Macbeth . P. 173 . Upon the Cinna of Corneille ...
... Dramatic Poetry . P. 25 . On the Hiftorical Drama . P. 55 . The First Part of Henry IV . P. 89 . The Second Part of Henry IV . P. III . On the Præternatural Beings . P. 133 . The Tragedy of Macbeth . P. 173 . Upon the Cinna of Corneille ...
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... dramatic poetry 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 ...
... dramatic poetry 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 ...
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... dramatic writers in the following lines : Gardez donc de donner , ainfi que dans Clélie , L'air ni l'efprit François à l'antique Italie ; Et fous des noms Romains faiffant notre portrait , Peindre Caton galant , & Brutus damoret . The ...
... dramatic writers in the following lines : Gardez donc de donner , ainfi que dans Clélie , L'air ni l'efprit François à l'antique Italie ; Et fous des noms Romains faiffant notre portrait , Peindre Caton galant , & Brutus damoret . The ...
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... dramas must be excellent if they are regu- lated by Aristotle's clock . To bring within a limited time , and an affigned ... drama would make a good tragedy , tho ' it might prevent a poet more bold than judicious , from writ- ing a very ...
... dramas must be excellent if they are regu- lated by Aristotle's clock . To bring within a limited time , and an affigned ... drama would make a good tragedy , tho ' it might prevent a poet more bold than judicious , from writ- ing a very ...
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... drama , presents to the fpectators a kind of heroic puppet - fhew . As these pieces take their rife in the school of Criticism , they re- turn thither again , and are as good subjects for the students in that art , as a dead body to the ...
... drama , presents to the fpectators a kind of heroic puppet - fhew . As these pieces take their rife in the school of Criticism , they re- turn thither again , and are as good subjects for the students in that art , as a dead body to the ...
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