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 61
... thou fond many ! with what loud applause , Did'ft thou beat heav'n with bleffing Bolingbroke , Before he was , what thou would't have him be ! And now , being trim'd up in thine own defires , Thou , beaftly feeder , art fo full of him , ...
... thou fond many ! with what loud applause , Did'ft thou beat heav'n with bleffing Bolingbroke , Before he was , what thou would't have him be ! And now , being trim'd up in thine own defires , Thou , beaftly feeder , art fo full of him , ...
Page 78
... thou bloody hand , Thou • Thou perjur'd , and thou fimular of virtue , 78 On the HISTORICAL DRAMA .
... thou bloody hand , Thou • Thou perjur'd , and thou fimular of virtue , 78 On the HISTORICAL DRAMA .
Page 79
... Thou perjur'd , and thou fimular of virtue , That art inceftuous ! Caitiff , fhake to pieces , That under covert , and convenient seeming , Haft practis'd on man's life ? Clofe pent up guilts , Rive your concealing continents , and afk ...
... Thou perjur'd , and thou fimular of virtue , That art inceftuous ! Caitiff , fhake to pieces , That under covert , and convenient seeming , Haft practis'd on man's life ? Clofe pent up guilts , Rive your concealing continents , and afk ...
Page 97
... 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 fuch inordinate and low defires , Such poor , fuch bafe ...
... 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 fuch inordinate and low defires , Such poor , fuch bafe ...
Page 98
... thou haft rudely loft , Which by thy younger brother is fupply'd ; And art almost an alien to the hearts Of all the court and princes of my blood . The hope and expectation of thy time Is ruin'd , and the foul of every man Prophetically ...
... thou haft rudely loft , Which by thy younger brother is fupply'd ; And art almost an alien to the hearts Of all the court and princes of my blood . The hope and expectation of thy time Is ruin'd , and the foul of every man Prophetically ...
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