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... rife to fuch a mul- titude of rules , as tragedy ; nor any point in literature about which opinions are more divided . This has been the cafe from Ariftotle to Voltaire ; and amongst fuch an infinity of critics , few have done any real ...
... rife to fuch a mul- titude of rules , as tragedy ; nor any point in literature about which opinions are more divided . This has been the cafe from Ariftotle to Voltaire ; and amongst fuch an infinity of critics , few have done any real ...
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... rife to great and manly beau- ties , as we have many inftances in Shake- fpear ; many of whofe ftriking paffages are the effects of his no critical learn- ing . " It is obfervable , that the fame cri- tics , who condemn fo much in Shake ...
... rife to great and manly beau- ties , as we have many inftances in Shake- fpear ; many of whofe ftriking paffages are the effects of his no critical learn- ing . " It is obfervable , that the fame cri- tics , who condemn fo much in Shake ...
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... rife to quick and paffionate dialogue ; which introduce naturally thofe fudden ftrokes and turns of paffion , which can only de- lineate truth of character . When the ac- tion of the tragedy paffes before our eyes ; when a variety of ...
... rife to quick and paffionate dialogue ; which introduce naturally thofe fudden ftrokes and turns of paffion , which can only de- lineate truth of character . When the ac- tion of the tragedy paffes before our eyes ; when a variety of ...
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... rife to paffion and character ; but as Mr. Upton defended these tragedies by Ariftotle's rules , it was neceffary to point out their critical de- fects . Thefe very tragedies of which I am . now fpeaking , confidered in a different ...
... rife to paffion and character ; but as Mr. Upton defended these tragedies by Ariftotle's rules , it was neceffary to point out their critical de- fects . Thefe very tragedies of which I am . now fpeaking , confidered in a different ...
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... rife to one of the finest fcenes of diftrefs that ever was imagined : He talks of poifon ; fhe catches the word ; and , trembling , afks his meaning . He answers , It is , indeed ― I struggle with him now The transports that I felt to ...
... rife to one of the finest fcenes of diftrefs that ever was imagined : He talks of poifon ; fhe catches the word ; and , trembling , afks his meaning . He answers , It is , indeed ― I struggle with him now The transports that I felt to ...
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Page 134 - That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Heaven and earth! Must I remember? why, she would hang on him, As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!
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Page 135 - Let me not think on't; frailty, thy name is woman A little month, or ere those shoes were old With which she...
Page 42 - James, in which this tragedy was written, many circumstances concurred to propagate and confirm this opinion. The king, who was much celebrated for his knowledge, had, before his arrival in England, not only examined in person a woman accused of witchcraft but had given a very formal account of the practices and...
Page 135 - ... uncle, My father's brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules: within a month, Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her galled eyes, She married.
Page 40 - IN order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries.
Page 43 - Shakespeare might be easily allowed to found a play, especially since he has followed with great exactness such histories as were then thought true ; nor can it be doubted that the scenes of enchantment, however they may now be ridiculed, were both by himself and his audience thought awful and affecting.
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Page 85 - I arrest you in the name of mercy, And dare compel your stay: Is then one look, One word, one moment, a last moment too, When I stand tottering on the brink of death, A cruel ignominious death, too much For one that loves like me ? A length of years You may devote to my blest rival's arms, I ask but one short moment.
Page 96 - Christian, thou mistak'st my character. Look on me. Who am I ? I know, thou say'st The Moor, a slave, an abject, beaten slave (Eternal woes to him that made me so!): But look again. Has six years cruel bondage...