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 13
الصفحة vii
... modes of artificial life afforded him , now only ob- fcure the scenes which they once illuminated . The ef- fects of favour and competition are at an end ; the tradition of his friendfhips and his enmities has pe- rifhed ; his works ...
... modes of artificial life afforded him , now only ob- fcure the scenes which they once illuminated . The ef- fects of favour and competition are at an end ; the tradition of his friendfhips and his enmities has pe- rifhed ; his works ...
الصفحة xiii
... modes of combination ; and expreffing the courfe of the world , in which the lofs of one is the gain of another ; in which , at the fame time , the reveller is hafting to his wine , and the mourner burying his friend ; in which the ...
... modes of combination ; and expreffing the courfe of the world , in which the lofs of one is the gain of another ; in which , at the fame time , the reveller is hafting to his wine , and the mourner burying his friend ; in which the ...
الصفحة xiv
... modes of imitation , known by the names of tragedy and comedy , compofitions intended to promote different ends by contrary means , and confidered as fo little allied , that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a fingle writer ...
... modes of imitation , known by the names of tragedy and comedy , compofitions intended to promote different ends by contrary means , and confidered as fo little allied , that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a fingle writer ...
الصفحة xvi
... mode of compofition is the fame ; an interchange of seriousness and merriment , by which the mind is foftened at one time , and exhilarated at another . But whatever be his purpose , whether to gladden or deprefs , or to conduct the ...
... mode of compofition is the fame ; an interchange of seriousness and merriment , by which the mind is foftened at one time , and exhilarated at another . But whatever be his purpose , whether to gladden or deprefs , or to conduct the ...
الصفحة xvii
... mode of thinking congenial to his nature . In his tragick scenes there is always fome- thing wanting , but his comedy often furpaffes expec- tation or defire . His comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language , and his tragedy for ...
... mode of thinking congenial to his nature . In his tragick scenes there is always fome- thing wanting , but his comedy often furpaffes expec- tation or defire . His comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language , and his tragedy for ...
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
abfurdities action againſt arife authour becauſe cafual cenfure comedy comick compofition confeffed confidered conjecture copies corrupted criticifm criticks curiofity defign defire dialogue diftinction diligence diſcover drama dramatick eafily eafy edition editor emendations endeavoured English errour excellence fable fafe faid fame fcenes feems feldom felect fentiments fhew fhewn fhould filent firſt folicitous fome fometimes forrow fpectator ftand ftate ftudies fubject fuch fuffered fufficient fupply fuppofe fure hiftories himſelf human imitation impoffible inferted inftruct juft knowledge labour laft language leaft learning lefs lence likewife mind modes moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary neral numbers obfcure obfervations occafion paffages paffions pafs perfonal perhaps perufal Plautus plays pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poet poffible pofitions Pope praife praiſed prefent preferved profe publiſhed purpoſe racter raiſed reader reafon reprefented ſcenes ſeems Shakespeare ſpeak ſtage ſtate Thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thour tion tragedy tranflated truth uſe Voltaire worfe writers