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 pages |
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... affume their high- est character , and in all their compofitions feem to refpect the chastity of the public taste , which would equally disdain quaintness of of ornament , or the rude neglect of elegance and 8 INTRODUCTION .
... affume their high- est character , and in all their compofitions feem to refpect the chastity of the public taste , which would equally disdain quaintness of of ornament , or the rude neglect of elegance and 8 INTRODUCTION .
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... with the faults of the times , whether they be fuch as belong to unpolished , or cor- rupted taste ? Shakespear wrote at a time , when learn- ing ing was tinctured with pedantry , wit was unpolished , INTRODUCTION . 9.
... with the faults of the times , whether they be fuch as belong to unpolished , or cor- rupted taste ? Shakespear wrote at a time , when learn- ing ing was tinctured with pedantry , wit was unpolished , INTRODUCTION . 9.
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... taste of the public , Shakespear falls fometimes into the fashionable mode of writing : but this is only by fits ; for many parts of all his plays are written with the most noble , ele- gant , and uncorrupted fimplicity . Such is his ...
... taste of the public , Shakespear falls fometimes into the fashionable mode of writing : but this is only by fits ; for many parts of all his plays are written with the most noble , ele- gant , and uncorrupted fimplicity . Such is his ...
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... no heat in fire ? Na- ture and sentiment will pronounce our Shakespear a mighty Genius ; judgment and taste will confess , that as a Writer he is far from being faultless . ON ON DRAMATIC POETRY . B 3 1 . ་ ON 20 INTRODUCTION .
... no heat in fire ? Na- ture and sentiment will pronounce our Shakespear a mighty Genius ; judgment and taste will confess , that as a Writer he is far from being faultless . ON ON DRAMATIC POETRY . B 3 1 . ་ ON 20 INTRODUCTION .
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... taste had not been abfolutely perverted . Mr. Voltaire has the candor to own , this is a bad Tragedy ; but Corneille tells us , it was his good fortune to find it the general opi- nion , that none of his pieces was composed with more ...
... taste had not been abfolutely perverted . Mr. Voltaire has the candor to own , this is a bad Tragedy ; but Corneille tells us , it was his good fortune to find it the general opi- nion , that none of his pieces was composed with more ...
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Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 187 - If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, Without my stir.
Page 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...