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" Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting laughter and sorrow not only in one mind but in one composition. Almost all his plays are divided between serious and ludicrous characters, and, in the successive evolutions of the design, sometimes produce... "
Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare - Page 119
edited by - 1903 - 358 pages
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...in the fucceffive evolutions of the defign, fometimes produce ferioulnefs and forrow, and fometimes levity and laughter. That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticifm will be readily allowed ; but there is always an appeal open from criticifm to nature. The...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

1765 - 600 pages
...in the fucceffive evolutions of the defign, fometimes produce ferioufnefs and forrow, and fometimes levity and laughter. ' That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticifm will be readily allowed ; but there is always an appeal open from cnticifta to nature. The...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...in the fucceffive evolutions of the defign, fometimes produce ferioufnefs and forrow, and fometimes levity and laughter. ' That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticifm will be readily allowed ; but there is always an appeal open from criticifin to nature. The...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...in the fuccefiive evolutions of the defign, fometimes produce ferioufnefs and forrow, and fometimes levity and laughter. That this is a practice contrary to the rules of critlcifm will be readily allowed ; but there is always an appeal open from criticifm to nature. The...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...the fucceffivc evolutions of the deflgn, fometimes produce duce ferioufnefs and forrow, and fometimes levity and laughter. That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticifm will be readily allowed -, but there is always an appeal open from criticifm to nature. The...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...in the fucceffive Evolutions of the Defign, fometimes produce Serioufnefs and Sorrow, and fometimes Levity and Laughter. That this is a Practice contrary to the Rules of Criticifm will be readily allowed ; but there is always an Appeal open from Criticifm to Nature. The...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...in the fucceffive Evolutions of the Defign, fometimes produce Serioufnefs and Sorrow, and fometimes Levity and Laughter. That this is a Practice contrary to the Rules of Criticifm will be readily allowed ; but there is always an Appeal open from Criticifm to Nature. The...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...Sorrow, and fometimes Levity and Laughter. That this is a Pradice contrary to the Rules of Criticifm will be readily allowed ; but there is always an Appeal open from Criticifm to Nature. The End of Writing is to inftru£t ; the End of Poetry is to inftrudt by pleafing....
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...fucceffive evolutions of the defign, fometimes produce 10 duce ferioufnefs and forrow, and fometimes levity and laughter. That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticifm will be readily allowed; but there is always an appeal open from criticifm to nature. The...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...irt the fucceflive evolutions of the defign, fometimcS produce ferioufnefs and forrow, and fometimes levity and laughter. That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticifm will be readily allowed but there is always R 4 an an appeal open from criticifm to nature....
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