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 ix
In the writings of other poets a character is too often an individual ; in those of
Shakespeare it is commonly a species . It is from this wide extension of design
that so much instruction is derived . It is this which fills the plays of Sbakespeare
with ...
In the writings of other poets a character is too often an individual ; in those of
Shakespeare it is commonly a species . It is from this wide extension of design
that so much instruction is derived . It is this which fills the plays of Sbakespeare
with ...
الصفحة xvi
... fails to attain his purpose ; as he commands us , we laugh or mourn , or sit filent
with quiet expectation , in tranquillity without indifference . When Shakespeare's
plan is understood , most of the criticisms of Rhymer and Voltaire vanish away .
... fails to attain his purpose ; as he commands us , we laugh or mourn , or sit filent
with quiet expectation , in tranquillity without indifference . When Shakespeare's
plan is understood , most of the criticisms of Rhymer and Voltaire vanish away .
الصفحة xix
Shakespeare's familiar dialogue is affirmed to be smooth and clear , yet not
wholly without ruggedness or difficulty ; as a country may be eminently fruitful ,
though it has spots unfit for cultivation : His characters are praised as nacural ,
though ...
Shakespeare's familiar dialogue is affirmed to be smooth and clear , yet not
wholly without ruggedness or difficulty ; as a country may be eminently fruitful ,
though it has spots unfit for cultivation : His characters are praised as nacural ,
though ...
الصفحة xxxvi
Shakespeare opens a mine which contains gold and diamonds in unexhaustible
plenty , though clouded by incrustations ... It has been much disputed , whether
Shakespeare owed his excellence to his own native force , or whether he had the
...
Shakespeare opens a mine which contains gold and diamonds in unexhaustible
plenty , though clouded by incrustations ... It has been much disputed , whether
Shakespeare owed his excellence to his own native force , or whether he had the
...
الصفحة xliv
It is feldom that auchours , though more studious of fame than Shakespeare , rise
much above the standard of their own age ; to add a little to what is best will
always be sufficient for present praise , and those who find themselves exalted
into ...
It is feldom that auchours , though more studious of fame than Shakespeare , rise
much above the standard of their own age ; to add a little to what is best will
always be sufficient for present praise , and those who find themselves exalted
into ...
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