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 11
... passions and affections , as if what was ex- hibited were real . We have observed narra- tive imitation to be too faint and feeble a means to excite passion : declamation , still worse , plays idly on the surface of the subject , and ...
... passions and affections , as if what was ex- hibited were real . We have observed narra- tive imitation to be too faint and feeble a means to excite passion : declamation , still worse , plays idly on the surface of the subject , and ...
Pagina 16
... passions , with little re- gard to exterior appearance . This perhaps made him more acquainted with the emo- tions ... passion , which in all ranks of men is much alike . This kind of exterior representation falls in- tirely short of the ...
... passions , with little re- gard to exterior appearance . This perhaps made him more acquainted with the emo- tions ... passion , which in all ranks of men is much alike . This kind of exterior representation falls in- tirely short of the ...
Pagina 60
... passions , and are engaged in the common affairs of human life . We are interested in what they do , or say , by feeling , every mo- ment , that they are of the same nature as ourselves . Their precepts therefore are an instruction ...
... passions , and are engaged in the common affairs of human life . We are interested in what they do , or say , by feeling , every mo- ment , that they are of the same nature as ourselves . Their precepts therefore are an instruction ...
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