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 11
الصفحة xvii
... thing wanting , but his comedy often furpaffes expec- tation or defire . His comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language , and his tragedy for the greater part by incident and action . His tragedy feems to be skill , his comedy to ...
... thing wanting , but his comedy often furpaffes expec- tation or defire . His comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language , and his tragedy for the greater part by incident and action . His tragedy feems to be skill , his comedy to ...
الصفحة xxii
... thought is fubtle , or the image always great where the line is bulky ; the equality of words to things is very often neglected , and trivial fentiments and vulgar vulgar ideas difappoint the attention , to which they are xxii PREFACE .
... thought is fubtle , or the image always great where the line is bulky ; the equality of words to things is very often neglected , and trivial fentiments and vulgar vulgar ideas difappoint the attention , to which they are xxii PREFACE .
الصفحة xxxiii
... things , knows not how to judge of that which is propofed as its refem- blance . Whatever is remote from common appearances is always welcome to vulgar , as to childish credulity ; and of a country unenlightened by learning , the whole ...
... things , knows not how to judge of that which is propofed as its refem- blance . Whatever is remote from common appearances is always welcome to vulgar , as to childish credulity ; and of a country unenlightened by learning , the whole ...
الصفحة xxxv
... thing that acquaints us with human fentiments or human actions ; we place it with the fairest and the nobleft progeny which judgment propagates by conjunction with learning , but Othello is the vigo- rous and vivacious offspring of ...
... thing that acquaints us with human fentiments or human actions ; we place it with the fairest and the nobleft progeny which judgment propagates by conjunction with learning , but Othello is the vigo- rous and vivacious offspring of ...
الصفحة xlii
... things as they really exist . It may be observed , that the oldeft poets of many nations preferve their reputation , and that the follow- ing generations of wit , after a fhort celebrity , fink into oblivion . The firit , whoever they ...
... things as they really exist . It may be observed , that the oldeft poets of many nations preferve their reputation , and that the follow- ing generations of wit , after a fhort celebrity , fink into oblivion . The firit , whoever they ...
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