Is it not certain that the tragic and comic affections have been moved alternately, with equal force, and that no plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ?... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Rambler - Page 95by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
| 1785 - 596 pages
...not certain that the tragick and aimick affections have been moved alternately with equal force, ind that no plays have oftener filled the eye with tears,...works of genius merely by the event. The refiftlefs vicilfitudes of the heart, the alternate prevalence of merriment and folemnity, may fometimes be more... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 pages
...be rather fubtk than juft ? Is k hbt certain that the tragick and comick affections have * • been 99 been moved alternately with equal force, and that...viciffitudes of the heart, this alternate prevalence of merHment andfolemnity, may fometimes be more pro-' perly afcribed to the vigour of the writer than... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 pages
...objection to be rather fubtle than juft ? Is it not certain that the tragick and iomick affections have been moved alternately with equal force, and that...palpitation, than thofe which are variegated with in. terludcs of mirth ? . I do not however think it fafe to judge of works of genius merely by the... | |
| 1801 - 344 pages
...objection to be rather fubtle than juil ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affedtions have been moved alternately with equal force, and that...works of genius merely by the event. The refiftlefs vieiffitudes of the heart, this alternate prevalence of merriment and folemnity, may fometimes be more... | |
| 1803 - 296 pages
...objection to be rather subtle than just ? Is it not certain that the tragic and comic affections have been moved alternately, with equal force, and that...plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however... | |
| 1806 - 420 pages
...rather fubtile than juft ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affections have i been. N-I56. THE RAMBLER. 99 been moved alternately with equal...the breaft with palpitation, than thofe which are varie» gated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however think it fafe to judge of works of genius... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 354 pages
...objection to be rather subtile than just ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affections have been moved alternately with equal force ; and that...plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 310 pages
...objection to be rather subtle than just ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affections have been moved alternately with equal force, and that...plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 412 pages
...objection to be rather subtile than just ? Is it not certain that the tragic and comic affections have been moved alternately with equal force ^ and that...plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 416 pages
...rather subtile than just ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affections have 2 • been been moved alternately with equal force, and that...plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however... | |
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