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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Pagina 21
... objects of too great horror for the spectator ; but is not Theseus , in the midst of plagues and famine , ado- ring les beaux yeux of the princess Dirce , as much an object of ridicule ? Fine dialogues of love , interwoven with a tale ...
... objects of too great horror for the spectator ; but is not Theseus , in the midst of plagues and famine , ado- ring les beaux yeux of the princess Dirce , as much an object of ridicule ? Fine dialogues of love , interwoven with a tale ...
Pagina 181
... object , the prime excellencies and perfections of the thing it would depreciate . One should not wonder if a school - boy cri- tic , who neither knows what were the super- stitions of former times , or the poet's pri- vileges in all ...
... object , the prime excellencies and perfections of the thing it would depreciate . One should not wonder if a school - boy cri- tic , who neither knows what were the super- stitions of former times , or the poet's pri- vileges in all ...
Pagina 214
... object , for then thou wouldst not have hindered my restoring it . Thou must design therefore to reign in my place . Alas ! Rome must be unhappy unhappy indeed , if I were the only obstacle , 214 UPON THE CINNA OF CORNEILLE .
... object , for then thou wouldst not have hindered my restoring it . Thou must design therefore to reign in my place . Alas ! Rome must be unhappy unhappy indeed , if I were the only obstacle , 214 UPON THE CINNA OF CORNEILLE .
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absurd action admired Æschylus affected allegory ambition ancient ANTONY appears Aristotle Atossa Augustus battle of Shrewsbury blank-verse blood Brutus Cassius character Cinna conspiracy conspirators Corneille critic crown dæmons danger danger death dialogue drama ELPINICE Emilia Euripides Eurystheus excite fable Falstaffe fear French friends genius ghost give glory grace Grecian Greek hath heart heav'n Henry Hercules heroes honour human imagination imitation judgment Julius Cæsar kind king lady learned lover Macbeth manners means ment mind moral murder muse nature Nervii never noble passions perfect person piece play PLUTARCH poet poetry Prince racters rendered representation ridicule Roman Rome says scene secret sentiments Shak Shakspeare Shakspeare's shew sion soliloquy Sophocles soul speak spectator speech spirit stage sublime superstition Tacitus taste tell temper terror thee Theseus thing thou tion tragedians tragedy tragedy of Macbeth translation virtue Voltaire vulgar witches words writers