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 xvii
In tragedy he often writes with great appearance of toil and study , what is written
ac last with little felicity ; but in his comick scenes , he seems to produce without
labour , what no labour can improve . In tragedy he is always struggling after ...
In tragedy he often writes with great appearance of toil and study , what is written
ac last with little felicity ; but in his comick scenes , he seems to produce without
labour , what no labour can improve . In tragedy he is always struggling after ...
الصفحة xxxiii
The study of those who then aspired to plebeian learning was laid out upon
adventures , giants , dragons , and enchantments . The Death of Arthur was the
favourite volume . The mind , which has feasted on the luxurious wonders of
fiction ...
The study of those who then aspired to plebeian learning was laid out upon
adventures , giants , dragons , and enchantments . The Death of Arthur was the
favourite volume . The mind , which has feasted on the luxurious wonders of
fiction ...
الصفحة xl
... study , have been made sometimes with nice discernment , but often with idle
subtily , were yet unattempted . The cales , with which the infancy of learning was
satisfied , exhibited only the fuperficial appearances of action , related the the ...
... study , have been made sometimes with nice discernment , but often with idle
subtily , were yet unattempted . The cales , with which the infancy of learning was
satisfied , exhibited only the fuperficial appearances of action , related the the ...
الصفحة xlii
Those whom their fame invites to the same studies , copy parely them , and partly
nature , till the books of one age gain such authority , as to stand in the place of
nature to another , and initation , always deviating a lictle , becomes at last ...
Those whom their fame invites to the same studies , copy parely them , and partly
nature , till the books of one age gain such authority , as to stand in the place of
nature to another , and initation , always deviating a lictle , becomes at last ...
الصفحة xliii
who so much advanced the studies which he cultivated , or effured so much
novelty upon his age or country . The form , the characters , the language , and
che shows of the English drama are his . He seems , says Dennis , 10 bave been
the ...
who so much advanced the studies which he cultivated , or effured so much
novelty upon his age or country . The form , the characters , the language , and
che shows of the English drama are his . He seems , says Dennis , 10 bave been
the ...
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able action ancient appear attention authour becauſe believe cenſure characters comedy common commonly conjecture conſidered continued copies corrupted criticiſm criticks deſign dialogue diligence diſcovered diſtinction drama eaſily eaſy edition editor elegance emendations endeavoured Engliſh excellence exhibited fame faults firſt follows force give given greater himſelf hiſtory hope human ignorance imagination imitation incidents inſtruct juſt knowledge known labour language laſt learning meaning mind modes moſt muſt nature neceſſary never notes obſcure obſerved opinion original particular paſſages performance perhaps Plautus plays pleaſe pleaſure poet Pope praiſe preſent preſerved principles produced publiſhed reader reaſon received repreſented reſt ſame ſay ſcenes ſeems ſentiments Shakeſpeare ſhould ſome ſometimes ſtage ſtate ſtudy ſuch ſuffered ſufficient ſuppoſe theſe thing thoſe thought tion tragedy truth unities uſe whole writer written