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 xv
... those who in daily expe- rience feel it to be falfe . The interchanges of mingled fcenes feldom fail to produce the intended viciffitudes of paffion . Fiction cannot move fo much , but that the attention may be easily transferred ; and ...
... those who in daily expe- rience feel it to be falfe . The interchanges of mingled fcenes feldom fail to produce the intended viciffitudes of paffion . Fiction cannot move fo much , but that the attention may be easily transferred ; and ...
الصفحة xviii
... those who speak only to be understood , without am- bition of elegance . The polite are always catching modifh innovations , and the learned depart from efta- blished forms of speech , in hope of finding or making . better ; thofe who ...
... those who speak only to be understood , without am- bition of elegance . The polite are always catching modifh innovations , and the learned depart from efta- blished forms of speech , in hope of finding or making . better ; thofe who ...
الصفحة xxi
... those of turbulence , violence and ad- venture . In his comick scenes he is feldom very fuccefsful , when he engages his characters in reciprocations of fmartness and conteft of farcasm ; their jefts are com- monly gross , and their ...
... those of turbulence , violence and ad- venture . In his comick scenes he is feldom very fuccefsful , when he engages his characters in reciprocations of fmartness and conteft of farcasm ; their jefts are com- monly gross , and their ...
الصفحة xxxi
... those that maintain the contrary opinion , am ready to fink down in reveren- tial filence ; as Eneas withdrew from the defence of Troy , when he saw Neptune shaking the wall , and Juno heading the besiegers . Those whom my arguments ...
... those that maintain the contrary opinion , am ready to fink down in reveren- tial filence ; as Eneas withdrew from the defence of Troy , when he saw Neptune shaking the wall , and Juno heading the besiegers . Those whom my arguments ...
الصفحة xxxii
... those who united elegance with learning , read , with great diligence , the Italian and Spanish poets . But literature was yet confined to profeffed fcholars , or to men and women of high rank . The publick was grofs and dark ; and to ...
... those who united elegance with learning , read , with great diligence , the Italian and Spanish poets . But literature was yet confined to profeffed fcholars , or to men and women of high rank . The publick was grofs and dark ; and to ...
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