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 xv
... moral purposes , by the repre- sentation of a fable , seems to have been the universal intention , from the first institution of the Drama to this time ; and to have prevailed , not " not only in Europe , but in all countries ...
... moral purposes , by the repre- sentation of a fable , seems to have been the universal intention , from the first institution of the Drama to this time ; and to have prevailed , not " not only in Europe , but in all countries ...
Pagina xvi
... moral instruction ; next , whether his dramatic imitation has its proper dramatic excellence . In the latter of these articles , per- haps , there is not any thing will more assist our judgment than a candid comparison ( where the ...
... moral instruction ; next , whether his dramatic imitation has its proper dramatic excellence . In the latter of these articles , per- haps , there is not any thing will more assist our judgment than a candid comparison ( where the ...
Pagina xvii
... vain . It happened in the literary as in the moral world ; a few sages , from the veneration which they had obtained by extraordinary wisdom , and and a faultless conduct , rose to the authority of INTRODUCTION . xvii.
... vain . It happened in the literary as in the moral world ; a few sages , from the veneration which they had obtained by extraordinary wisdom , and and a faultless conduct , rose to the authority of INTRODUCTION . xvii.
Pagina xxii
... moral of each act is represented on the stage in dumb shew . It is therefore strange that Mr. de Voltaire , who affects an impartial and philosophic spirit , should not rather speak with admiration , than contempt , of an author , who ...
... moral of each act is represented on the stage in dumb shew . It is therefore strange that Mr. de Voltaire , who affects an impartial and philosophic spirit , should not rather speak with admiration , than contempt , of an author , who ...
Pagina 4
... morals , philosophy , & c . To these great purposes were tuned the harps of Orpheus , Musæus , Hesiod , Callimachus , & c . Nor in Greece alone was poetry the teacher and the guardian , of the sanctities of human society . Our Northern ...
... morals , philosophy , & c . To these great purposes were tuned the harps of Orpheus , Musæus , Hesiod , Callimachus , & c . Nor in Greece alone was poetry the teacher and the guardian , of the sanctities of human society . Our Northern ...
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