 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pagina’s
...it called Tragedy. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, morales!, ous air: then might yc see Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their read ing or seeing those passions well imitated. Nor is Nature wanting in her own effects to make good... | |
 | 1845 - 862 pagina’s
...Agonietes, a drama written after the •j!il models) — 'Tragedy, as it was anciently composed, Liiith been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable...of power, by raising pity and fear, or terror, to pui-gu the mind of these and such-liko passions ; that is, to temper and reduce them to jusi measure,... | |
 | 1845 - 854 pagina’s
...Agonistes, a drama written after the old models) — ' Tragedy, as it was anciently composed, Lath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems ; therefore said by Arier^tle to be of power, by raising pity and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of these and such-like... | |
 | 1848 - 636 pagina’s
...Milton nid it ought always to be — " The gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all poems — being of power, by raising pity, and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions." Besides its being inspired, and its having in it so much of the mind and the will of the Almighty —... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 350 pagina’s
...OF THAT SORT OF DRAMATIC POEM WHICH IS CALLED TRAGEDY. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable...mind of those and such like passions, that is, to tem per and reduce them to just measure with a kind of delight, stirred up by reading or seeing those... | |
 | Robert Ellis Dudgeon - 1854 - 634 pagina’s
...in his day, in the following passage from the preface to Samson Agonistes : — " Tragedy, * * * * said by Aristotle to be of power, by raising pity and fear or terror, to purge the mind of these and such-like passions. ***** Nor is nature wanting in her own efforts to make good his assertion,... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 644 pagina’s
...SORT OF DRAMATIC POEM WHICH IS CALLED TRAGEDY. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been erer held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of...measure with a kind of delight, stirred up by reading The beginning is undoubtedly beautiful and proper, opening witk ft graceful abruptness, and proceeding... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 900 pagina’s
...HILTON HIMSELF.] TRAGEDY, ая it wa« anciently composed, bath been ever held the gravest, morales!, and most profitable of all other poems: therefore...Aristotle to be of power, by raising pity and fear, or terrour, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just... | |
 | John Milton - 1857 - 664 pagina’s
...OF THAT SORT OF DEAMATIC POEM WHICH IS CALLED TRAGEDY. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable...measure with a kind of delight, stirred up by reading 1 The tragedy of " Samson Agonistes" has been celebrated as the second work of the great author of... | |
 | John Milton - 1861 - 734 pagina’s
...OF THAT SORT OF DRAMATIC POEM WHICH 18 CALLED TRAGEDY. TRAGEDT, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable...of all other poems: therefore said by Aristotle to l>e of power, by raising pity and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions;... | |
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Tragedy, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems: therefore said by Aristotle to be of power, by raising pity and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and suchlike passions,... 
