An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic PoetsR. Priestley, 1966 - 296 pagina's |
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... human affairs . In Greece , the general mother of arts , arose the mighty genius of Homer ; of whom it may be said , as it is of Socrates with relation to philosophy , that he brought poetry from heaven , to live in cities among men ...
... human affairs . In Greece , the general mother of arts , arose the mighty genius of Homer ; of whom it may be said , as it is of Socrates with relation to philosophy , that he brought poetry from heaven , to live in cities among men ...
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... human voices , are actuated by human passions , and are engaged in the common affairs of human life . We are interested in what they do , or say , by feeling , every mo- ment , that they are of the same nature as ourselves . Their ...
... human voices , are actuated by human passions , and are engaged in the common affairs of human life . We are interested in what they do , or say , by feeling , every mo- ment , that they are of the same nature as ourselves . Their ...
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... human disposition . Had lions been de- stroyed only in single combat , men had had but a bad time of it ; and what but laws could awe the men , who killed the lions ? The genuine glory , the proper distinction of the rational species ...
... human disposition . Had lions been de- stroyed only in single combat , men had had but a bad time of it ; and what but laws could awe the men , who killed the lions ? The genuine glory , the proper distinction of the rational species ...
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Upon the Death of Julius Cæsar | 223 |
Dialogue I | 267 |
Dialogue II | 276 |
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