An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakspeare, Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets: With Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de VoltairePriestly, 1966 - 296 pagina's |
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... ment of Shakspeare's works , we are not to apply to the rules of Aristotle , which would be like trying a man by the laws of one country , who lived under those of another . - Heaven - born genius acts from something superior to rules ...
... ment of Shakspeare's works , we are not to apply to the rules of Aristotle , which would be like trying a man by the laws of one country , who lived under those of another . - Heaven - born genius acts from something superior to rules ...
Pagina 204
... ment , which my deluded sorrow embraces too blindly , you assume too great an empire over my mind . Suffer me to breathe a mo- ment , and let me consider the state I am in , what I hazard , and what I would attempt . When I behold Cæsar ...
... ment , which my deluded sorrow embraces too blindly , you assume too great an empire over my mind . Suffer me to breathe a mo- ment , and let me consider the state I am in , what I hazard , and what I would attempt . When I behold Cæsar ...
Pagina 276
... once in a century . You must be content to leave your husband and family , and pass the Styx . Mrs. MODISH . I did not mean to insist on any engage- ment ment with my husband and children ; I never thought 276 DIALOGUES P.
... once in a century . You must be content to leave your husband and family , and pass the Styx . Mrs. MODISH . I did not mean to insist on any engage- ment ment with my husband and children ; I never thought 276 DIALOGUES P.
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