Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespear, Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets: With Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. VoltaireJ. Dodsley, 1769 - 288 pages |
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... , one might fay there was fome degree of it in pronounc-- ing , that , in a country where Sophocles and Euripides are as well understood as in any in Europe , the perfections of dramatic poetry should be 2 in 2 INTRODUCTION .
... , one might fay there was fome degree of it in pronounc-- ing , that , in a country where Sophocles and Euripides are as well understood as in any in Europe , the perfections of dramatic poetry should be 2 in 2 INTRODUCTION .
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... should be as little comprehended as among the Chinese . Learning here is not confined to ecclefi- astics , or a few lettered fages and academics ; every English gentleman has an education , which gives him an early acquaintance with the ...
... should be as little comprehended as among the Chinese . Learning here is not confined to ecclefi- astics , or a few lettered fages and academics ; every English gentleman has an education , which gives him an early acquaintance with the ...
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... are neceffary to recommend any fort of poetry , but we also require that each should have its fpecific merit ; the ode , that which conftitutes the perfection of an ode , ode , & c . In thefe views , then 12 INTRODUCTION .
... are neceffary to recommend any fort of poetry , but we also require that each should have its fpecific merit ; the ode , that which conftitutes the perfection of an ode , ode , & c . In thefe views , then 12 INTRODUCTION .
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... Gorboduc ; in which the moral of each a & t is represented on the ftage in dumb fhew . It is ftrange that Mr. de Voltaire who affects B 2 an an impartial and philofophic fpirit , should not rather speak INTRODUCTION . 19.
... Gorboduc ; in which the moral of each a & t is represented on the ftage in dumb fhew . It is ftrange that Mr. de Voltaire who affects B 2 an an impartial and philofophic fpirit , should not rather speak INTRODUCTION . 19.
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... should not rather speak with admiration than con- tempt of an author , who by the force of genius rose so much above the age and circumftances in which he was born , and who , even when he deviates moft from rules , can rife to faults ...
... should not rather speak with admiration than con- tempt of an author , who by the force of genius rose so much above the age and circumftances in which he was born , and who , even when he deviates moft from rules , can rife to faults ...
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