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 vi
thour is yet living we estimate his powers by his worst performance , and when he
is dead we rate them by his best . To works , however , of which the excellence is
not abfolute and definite , but gradual and comparative ; to works not raised ...
thour is yet living we estimate his powers by his worst performance , and when he
is dead we rate them by his best . To works , however , of which the excellence is
not abfolute and definite , but gradual and comparative ; to works not raised ...
الصفحة xxi
... yet perhaps the relaxations of that feverity were not very elegant . There must ,
however , have been always some modes of gayety preferable to others , and a
writer ought to chuse the best . In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be
...
... yet perhaps the relaxations of that feverity were not very elegant . There must ,
however , have been always some modes of gayety preferable to others , and a
writer ought to chuse the best . In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be
...
الصفحة xxxi
... cannot persuade to give their approbation to the judgment of Shakespeare ,
will easily , if they consider the condition of his life , make some allowance for his
ignorance . Every man's performances , to be rightly estimated , must be
compared ...
... cannot persuade to give their approbation to the judgment of Shakespeare ,
will easily , if they consider the condition of his life , make some allowance for his
ignorance . Every man's performances , to be rightly estimated , must be
compared ...
الصفحة xxxii
... we shall place any particular performance , curiosity is always busy to discover
the instruments , as well as to survey the workmanship , to know how much is to
be ascribed to original powers , and how much to casual and adventitious help .
... we shall place any particular performance , curiosity is always busy to discover
the instruments , as well as to survey the workmanship , to know how much is to
be ascribed to original powers , and how much to casual and adventitious help .
الصفحة xlvii
The nation had been for many years content enough with Mr. Rowe's
performance , when Mr. Pope made them acquainted with the true state of
Shakespear's text , text , thewed that it was extremely corrupt , and P R E F A CE .
xlvii.
The nation had been for many years content enough with Mr. Rowe's
performance , when Mr. Pope made them acquainted with the true state of
Shakespear's text , text , thewed that it was extremely corrupt , and P R E F A CE .
xlvii.
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