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 xviii
... to the analogy and principles of its respective language as to remain fettled
and unaltered ; this stile is probably to be fought in the common intercourse of life
, among those who speak only to be understood , without ambition of elegance .
... to the analogy and principles of its respective language as to remain fettled
and unaltered ; this stile is probably to be fought in the common intercourse of life
, among those who speak only to be understood , without ambition of elegance .
الصفحة xxxii
Greek was now tought to boys in the principal schools ; and those who united
elegance with learning , read , with great diligence , the Italian and Spanih poets .
But literature was yet confined to professed scholars , or to men and women of ...
Greek was now tought to boys in the principal schools ; and those who united
elegance with learning , read , with great diligence , the Italian and Spanih poets .
But literature was yet confined to professed scholars , or to men and women of ...
الصفحة xlvii
... and self congratulations on the happiness of discovering it . Of Rowe , as of all
the editors , I have preserved the preface , and have likewise retained the
authour's life , though not written with much elegance or fpirit ; it relates however
what ...
... and self congratulations on the happiness of discovering it . Of Rowe , as of all
the editors , I have preserved the preface , and have likewise retained the
authour's life , though not written with much elegance or fpirit ; it relates however
what ...
الصفحة xlix
I have retained all his notes , that no fragment of so great a writer may be lost ; his
preface , valuable alike for elegance of composition and justness of remark , and
containing a general criticism on his authour , so extensive that little can be ...
I have retained all his notes , that no fragment of so great a writer may be lost ; his
preface , valuable alike for elegance of composition and justness of remark , and
containing a general criticism on his authour , so extensive that little can be ...
الصفحة 9
It has been my settled principle , that the reading of the ancient books is probably
crue , and therefore is not to be disturbed for the sake of elegance , perspicuity ,
or mere improvement of the sense . For though much credit is not due to the ...
It has been my settled principle , that the reading of the ancient books is probably
crue , and therefore is not to be disturbed for the sake of elegance , perspicuity ,
or mere improvement of the sense . For though much credit is not due to 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