An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare: Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets; with Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de VoltaireHarding, 1810 - 296 pagina's |
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Pagina viii
... king , than the cour- tiers of the grand monarque . Theseus is made a mere sighing swain . Many of the greatest men of antiquity , and even the roughest heroes amongst the Goths and Vandals , are exhibited in this effeminate form . The ...
... king , than the cour- tiers of the grand monarque . Theseus is made a mere sighing swain . Many of the greatest men of antiquity , and even the roughest heroes amongst the Goths and Vandals , are exhibited in this effeminate form . The ...
Pagina 14
... King Lear , who leaves out whatever of this enormity is equally sensible to the spectator , and immediately exposes to us his own internal feelings , when , in the bitterness of his soul , cursing his daughter's offspring , he adds ...
... King Lear , who leaves out whatever of this enormity is equally sensible to the spectator , and immediately exposes to us his own internal feelings , when , in the bitterness of his soul , cursing his daughter's offspring , he adds ...
Pagina 23
... kings fear to be tyrants , tyrants to manifest their tyrannical hu- 66 66 mours ; that stirring the effects of ad- " miration and commiseration , teacheth the 66 uncertainty of this world , and upon how " weak foundations gilded roofs ...
... kings fear to be tyrants , tyrants to manifest their tyrannical hu- 66 66 mours ; that stirring the effects of ad- " miration and commiseration , teacheth the 66 uncertainty of this world , and upon how " weak foundations gilded roofs ...
Pagina 39
... he came sighing on After the admired heels of Bolingbroke , Cry'st now , O earth , yield us that king again , And take thou this . Moral Moral reflections may be more frequent in this kind of ON THE HISTORICAL DRAMA . 39.
... he came sighing on After the admired heels of Bolingbroke , Cry'st now , O earth , yield us that king again , And take thou this . Moral Moral reflections may be more frequent in this kind of ON THE HISTORICAL DRAMA . 39.
Pagina 40
... kings and heroes , and persons greatly superior to us by nature or fortune . As there are poets of various talents , and readers of various tastes , one would rather wish that all the fields of Parnassus might be be free and open to men ...
... kings and heroes , and persons greatly superior to us by nature or fortune . As there are poets of various talents , and readers of various tastes , one would rather wish that all the fields of Parnassus might be be free and open to men ...
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