 | William Congreve - 1706 - 86 pagina’s
...This Refle&ion mov'd me to defign fomc Charafters, which fliould appear ridiculous not fomuch thro' a natural Folly (which is incorrigible, and therefore not: proper for the Stage) as thro' an aftedcd Wit > a Wit, which at the fame time that it is affc&ed, is alfo falfe. As there is... | |
 | William Congreve - 1774 - 438 pagina’s
...Compaffion. This Reflection moved me to defign fome Characters, which mould appear ridiculous, not fo much through a natural Folly (which is incorrigible,...Stage) as through an affected Wit ; a Wit, which at the fame time that it is affected, is alfo falfe. As there is fome Difficulty in the Formation of a Character... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 456 pagina’s
..."•- Tim This reflection moved me to defign fome characters, which fliould appear ridiculous, not fo much through a natural folly (which is incorrigible, and therefore not proper for the ftage) as through an affected wit; a wit, which, at the fame time that it is affected, is alfo falfe.... | |
 | James Mason - 1809 - 566 pagina’s
...rather disturb than divert the well-natured and reflecting part of an audience; they are rather the objects of charity than contempt, and instead of moving...mirth, they ought very often to excite our compassion." He should have added, that the characters should be natural and usual, as well as fit objects of ridicule.... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1833 - 764 pagina’s
...audience: they are rather objects of charity than contempt, and instead of moving oar mirth, they onght very often to excite our compassion. This reflection moved me to design some characters which should seem ridiculous, not so much through a detract more from scenic illusion than they add to histrionic... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1836 - 774 pagina’s
...should rather disturb than divert the well-uatnred and reflective part of an audience: they are rather objects of charity than contempt, and instead of moving...reflection moved me to design some characters which should seem ridiculous, not so much through a detract more from scenic illusion than they add to histrionic... | |
 | William Wycherley, Leigh Hunt - 1840 - 782 pagina’s
...should ruthcr disturb than divert the well-natured and reflecting part of an audience ; they are r objects of charity than contempt ; and instead of...moving our mirth, they ought very often to excite our compa*£i &•' This reflection moved me to design some characters which should appear ridiculous,... | |
 | Sir Adolphus William Ward - 1875 - 694 pagina’s
...fools of ordinary comedy, who ' instead of moving our mirth ought very often to excite our compassion,' to 'design some characters which should appear ridiculous,...wit which at the same time that it is affected, is also false.' The difficulty, as he says, is that hasty judges will often take false wit for true, and... | |
 | William Wycherley - 1875 - 770 pagina’s
...rather disturb than divert the well-natured and reflecting part of an audience ; they arc rather objecte erley ao much through a natural folly (which is incorrigible, and therefore not proper for the stage) аз... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1885 - 572 pagina’s
...should rather disturb than divert the well-natured and reflecting part of an audience; they are rather objects of charity than contempt; and instead of moving...wit, which at the same time that it is affected, is also false'. Das bezieht sich auf Witwoud, von dem schon die Rede war. Ward (587) macht darauf aufmerksam,... | |
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This reflection moved me to design some characters which should appear ridiculous not so much through a natural folly (which is incorrigible, and therefore not proper for the stage) as through an affected wit: a wit which, at the same time that it is... 
