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... tragedy which Aristotle commends to us , pity and terror . " The manners flow from the characters , and con- sequently must partake of their advantages and dis- advantages . ' The thoughts and words , which are the fourth and fifth ...
... tragedy which Aristotle commends to us , pity and terror . " The manners flow from the characters , and con- sequently must partake of their advantages and dis- advantages . ' The thoughts and words , which are the fourth and fifth ...
Page 337
... tragedy : contrarily , in the Greek , innocence is unhappy often , and the offender escapes . Then we are not ... tragedy he has here given , is excellent , and extreme correct ; but that it is not the only model of all tragedy ...
... tragedy : contrarily , in the Greek , innocence is unhappy often , and the offender escapes . Then we are not ... tragedy he has here given , is excellent , and extreme correct ; but that it is not the only model of all tragedy ...
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... tragedy : ' Consider , first , how Aristotle has defined a tragedy . Secondly , what he assigns the end of it to be . Thirdly , what he thinks the beauties of it . Fourthly , the means to attain the end proposed . ' Compare the Greek ...
... tragedy : ' Consider , first , how Aristotle has defined a tragedy . Secondly , what he assigns the end of it to be . Thirdly , what he thinks the beauties of it . Fourthly , the means to attain the end proposed . ' Compare the Greek ...
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