Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..J. and R. Tonson, H. Woodfall, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes, Clark and Collins, T. Longman, W. Johnston, T. Caslon, C. Corbet, T. Lownds, and the executors of B. Dodd., 1765 - 72 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة xxvii
... state of elevation above the reach of reason , or of truth , and from the heights of empyrean poetry , may despise the circumfcriptions of terreftrial nature . There is no reason why a mind thus wan- dering in extafy fhould count the ...
... state of elevation above the reach of reason , or of truth , and from the heights of empyrean poetry , may despise the circumfcriptions of terreftrial nature . There is no reason why a mind thus wan- dering in extafy fhould count the ...
الصفحة xxxi
... life , make fome allowance for his ignorance . Every man's performances , to be rightly eftima- ted , must be compared with the state of the age in which which he lived , and with his own particular oppor- PREFACE . xxxi.
... life , make fome allowance for his ignorance . Every man's performances , to be rightly eftima- ted , must be compared with the state of the age in which which he lived , and with his own particular oppor- PREFACE . xxxi.
الصفحة xxxiii
... state of things , knows not how to judge of that which is propofed as its refem- blance . Whatever is remote from common appearances is always welcome to vulgar , as to childish credulity ; and of a country unenlightened by learning ...
... state of things , knows not how to judge of that which is propofed as its refem- blance . Whatever is remote from common appearances is always welcome to vulgar , as to childish credulity ; and of a country unenlightened by learning ...
الصفحة xxxix
... state of the utmost rudeness ; no effays either in tragedy or comedy had appeared , from which it could be difcovered to what degree of delight either one or other might be carried . Neither character nor dialogue were yet understood ...
... state of the utmost rudeness ; no effays either in tragedy or comedy had appeared , from which it could be difcovered to what degree of delight either one or other might be carried . Neither character nor dialogue were yet understood ...
الصفحة xlv
... state . Of the plays which bear the name of Shakespeare in the late editions , the greater part were not published till about seven years after his death , and the few which appeared in his life are apparently thrust into the world ...
... state . Of the plays which bear the name of Shakespeare in the late editions , the greater part were not published till about seven years after his death , and the few which appeared in his life are apparently thrust into the world ...
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