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 |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-5 من 5
الصفحة xxxviii
lian ; but this on the other part proves nothing against his knowledge of the
original . He was to copy , not what he knew himself , but what was known to his
audience . It is most likely that he had learned Latin sufficiently to make him
acquainted ...
lian ; but this on the other part proves nothing against his knowledge of the
original . He was to copy , not what he knew himself , but what was known to his
audience . It is most likely that he had learned Latin sufficiently to make him
acquainted ...
الصفحة xxxix
This was a stock of knowledge sufficient for a mind so capable of ap . propriating
and improving it . Bnt the greater part of his excellence was the product of his
own genius . He found the English stage in a state of the utmost rudeness ; no ...
This was a stock of knowledge sufficient for a mind so capable of ap . propriating
and improving it . Bnt the greater part of his excellence was the product of his
own genius . He found the English stage in a state of the utmost rudeness ; no ...
الصفحة xlii
by all succeeding writers ; and it may be doubted , whether from all his fucceffors
more maxims of theoretical knowledge , or more rules of practical prudence , can
be collected , than he alone has given to his country : Nor was his attention ...
by all succeeding writers ; and it may be doubted , whether from all his fucceffors
more maxims of theoretical knowledge , or more rules of practical prudence , can
be collected , than he alone has given to his country : Nor was his attention ...
الصفحة liv
The tide of seeming knowledge which is poured over one generation , retires and
leaves another naked and barren ; the sudden meteors of intelligence which for a
while appear to shout their beams into the regions of obscuricy , on a sudden ...
The tide of seeming knowledge which is poured over one generation , retires and
leaves another naked and barren ; the sudden meteors of intelligence which for a
while appear to shout their beams into the regions of obscuricy , on a sudden ...
الصفحة
Samuel Johnson. of knowledge is often tyrannical . It is hard to satisfy those who
know not what to demand , or those who demand by design what they think
impossible to be done . I have indeed disappointed no opinion more than my
own ...
Samuel Johnson. of knowledge is often tyrannical . It is hard to satisfy those who
know not what to demand , or those who demand by design what they think
impossible to be done . I have indeed disappointed no opinion more than my
own ...
ما يقوله الناس - كتابة مراجعة
لم نعثر على أي مراجعات في الأماكن المعتادة.
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
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