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Page 21
... One would not , per- haps , wifh altogether to banish from the stage pieces fo moral and innocent ; yet it is a pity they are not distinguished by C 3 some fome appropriated name from a thing they fo little refemble OF COMEDY . 21.
... One would not , per- haps , wifh altogether to banish from the stage pieces fo moral and innocent ; yet it is a pity they are not distinguished by C 3 some fome appropriated name from a thing they fo little refemble OF COMEDY . 21.
Page 45
... pity to a system of refined selfishness , have but ill attended to the genuine feel- ings of humanity . It would however exceed the limits of this paper , should I attempt an accurate investigation of these fentiments . But let it be ...
... pity to a system of refined selfishness , have but ill attended to the genuine feel- ings of humanity . It would however exceed the limits of this paper , should I attempt an accurate investigation of these fentiments . But let it be ...
Page 74
... influenced by the weakness of pity , or the partialities of friendship : you must not be offended that he does not fly to meet you after a fhort abfence ; or a t S e of or require from him the 74 AGAINST INCONSISTENCY .
... influenced by the weakness of pity , or the partialities of friendship : you must not be offended that he does not fly to meet you after a fhort abfence ; or a t S e of or require from him the 74 AGAINST INCONSISTENCY .
Page 122
... Pity claim her mingled part , Yet all the thunders of the scene are thine . THE old Gothic romance and the Eaf- tern tale , with their genii , giants , enchant- ments , and transformations , however a refined critic may censure them as ...
... Pity claim her mingled part , Yet all the thunders of the scene are thine . THE old Gothic romance and the Eaf- tern tale , with their genii , giants , enchant- ments , and transformations , however a refined critic may censure them as ...
Page 174
... pity'd Laura gone , But Ofwald's fifter , Gartha the renown'd , Enters as if the world was overthrown , Or in the tears of the afflicted drown'd . Unconquer'd as her beauty was her mind , Which wanted not a spark of Ofwald's fire ...
... pity'd Laura gone , But Ofwald's fifter , Gartha the renown'd , Enters as if the world was overthrown , Or in the tears of the afflicted drown'd . Unconquer'd as her beauty was her mind , Which wanted not a spark of Ofwald's fire ...
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Aftragon againſt almoſt amidſt amongſt beauty becauſe Bergamo canto cauſe character cifm circumftances Clutha Comedy compofition courſe defire deſcription dignity diſcover diſtinguiſhed diſtreſs emotions epic poetry expreffion faid fame faſhion fcenes feel feems fenfibility fentiment fhall fide fimplicity fince firſt fome fomething foon forrow foul fource fpirit ftill ftream ftrength fubject fuch fuffering fuperftition fure genius Gondibert heart himſelf houſe inftance intereſting itſelf Jupiter juſt leaſt lefs leſs likewiſe loft ludicrous manners meaſure mind moft moſt muſt noble numbers nymph obferved occafion Ofwald ourſelves paffion perfon pity pleaſing pleaſure poem poet poffeffed praiſe preſerve profeffion purpoſe purſued purſuits racters raiſe reaſon refined refpect rendered repreſentation Rhodalind ridicule ſcarcely ſcene ſchools ſeems Seláma ſeveral ſhall ſhare ſhe ſhould Sir Bertrand ſtage ſtate ſteps ſtill ſtory ſtrong ſtudy taſte thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought turbation Tybalt univerſally uſe Vex'd virtue whofe whoſe