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 119edited by - 1903 - 358 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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.... | |
| 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... | |
| 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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