An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespear Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets: With Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de VoltaireCharles Dilly, 1785 - 316 Seiten |
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... still Nar- ration yields the place to animated Ac- tion . It is as a moral philofopher , not as the mere connoiffeur in a polite art , that Arif- totle gives the preference , above all other modes of poetic imitation , to Tragedy , as ...
... still Nar- ration yields the place to animated Ac- tion . It is as a moral philofopher , not as the mere connoiffeur in a polite art , that Arif- totle gives the preference , above all other modes of poetic imitation , to Tragedy , as ...
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... still worse , plays idly on the surface of the fubject , and makes the Poet , who should be concealed in the action , vifible to the fpectator . In many works of art , our pleasure arifes from a reflection on the art itself ; 7 itself ...
... still worse , plays idly on the surface of the fubject , and makes the Poet , who should be concealed in the action , vifible to the fpectator . In many works of art , our pleasure arifes from a reflection on the art itself ; 7 itself ...
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... still heightened if we have any relation to the perfons concerned . Our noble coun- tryman , Percy , engages us much more than Achilles , or any Grecian hero . The peo- ple , for whofe ufe thefe public entertain- ments should be chiefly ...
... still heightened if we have any relation to the perfons concerned . Our noble coun- tryman , Percy , engages us much more than Achilles , or any Grecian hero . The peo- ple , for whofe ufe thefe public entertain- ments should be chiefly ...
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... still in greater force with our countryman to take his fubjects from the history and traditions of thofe more re- cent tranfactions , in which the specta- tor was informed and interested more per- fonally and locally . There was not a ...
... still in greater force with our countryman to take his fubjects from the history and traditions of thofe more re- cent tranfactions , in which the specta- tor was informed and interested more per- fonally and locally . There was not a ...
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... still an object of admiration and wonder to every beholder . It is marvellous , that Shake- fpear from bare chronicles , coarse history , and traditional tales , could thus extract the wisdom and caution of the politician Henry , and ...
... still an object of admiration and wonder to every beholder . It is marvellous , that Shake- fpear from bare chronicles , coarse history , and traditional tales , could thus extract the wisdom and caution of the politician Henry , and ...
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abfurd addrefs admired Affaffin affift affume againſt allegory ANTONY arife Auguftus baſe becauſe beſt blood Brutus Cæfar Caffius cauſe character Cinna circumſtances confpiracy Corneille critics dæmons defire drama ELPINICE Emilia Engliſh eſtabliſhed Euripides expreffed fable fame faſhion fays fcene fecret feems fentiments fhew firſt folemn foliloquy fome fpeech French ftill fubjects fuch fuperiority fure genius Ghoſt greateſt heart heav'n hero himſelf hiſtory honour human imitation intereſt itſelf juft juſt king lefs Macbeth manners maſter mind moft moſt muſt myſelf nature neceffary noble obferved occafion paffions perfons philofophic piece play pleaſe pleaſure PLUTARCH Poet Poetry preſent purpoſes racters raiſe reaſon rendered repreſentation repreſented Roman ſay ſcene ſeems Shakeſpear ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpeak ſpectator ſpirit ſtage ſtate ſtill ſtory ſtrong ſtyle ſuch Tacitus taſte thee thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thou tion tragedy tragedy of Macbeth tranflation underſtand uſeful Voltaire whofe whoſe writers
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Seite 248 - O, you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome, Knew you not POmpey? Many a time and oft Have you climb'd up to walls and battlements, To towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, Your infants in your arms, and there have sat The livelong day, with patient expectation, To see great POmpey pass the streets of Rome...
Seite 266 - And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts : I am no orator, as Brutus is ; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend...
Seite 182 - But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Seite 266 - I tell you that which you yourselves do know; Show you sweet Caesar's wounds, poor poor dumb mouths, And bid them speak for me: but were I Brutus, And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony Would ruffle up your spirits and put a tongue In every wound of Caesar that should move The stones of Rome to rise and mutiny.
Seite 261 - Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil, that men do, lives after them ; The good is oft interred with their bones ; So let it be with Caesar.
Seite 262 - I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse : was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And, sure, he is an honourable man.
Seite 183 - And, — pr'ythee, lead me in : There, take an inventory of all I have ; To the last penny, 'tis the king's : my robe, And my integrity to heaven, is all I dare now call mine own. O Cromwell, Cromwell ! Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Seite 262 - Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all, all honourable men Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me; But Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honourable man.
Seite 187 - If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, Without my stir.
Seite 189 - Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking-off...