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" Shakespeare always makes nature predominate over accident; and if he preserves the essential character, is not very careful of distinctions super-induced and adventitious. His story requires Romans or Kings, but he thinks only on men. "
The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All the Various ... - Page 117
by William Shakespeare - 1788
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...eilential character, is not very careful of diftinctions fu per induced and adventitious. His (lory requires Romans or kings, but he thinks only on men....knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all difpofitions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the fenate-houfe...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...the effemial charafter, is not vtry careful of diftinfUons luperinduced and adventitious. His (lory requires Romans or kings, but he thinks only on men....knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all difpofitions; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the fenate-houfe...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...the efiential character, is not very careful of diftinftions fuperinduced and adventitious. His ftory requires Romans or kings, but he thinks only on men....knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all djfpofitions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the fenate-houfe...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Accident ; and if he preferves the eflential Character, is not very careful of Diftinctions fuperinduced and adventitious. His Story requires Romans or Kings,...on Men. He knew that Rome, like every other City, bad Men of all Difpofitions ; and wanting a Buffoon, he went into the Senate. houfe for that which...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Accident ; and if he preferves the efiemial Character, is not very careful of Diftinctions fuperinduced and adventitious. His Story requires Romans or Kings, but he thinks only on Men. He k«ew that Rome, like every other City, had Men of all Difpofitions; and wanting a Buffoon, he went...
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Prose on Several Occasions: Accompanied with Some Pieces in Verse, Volume 2

George Colman - 1787 - 338 pages
...the eflential character, is not very careful of diftinctions fuperinduced and adventitious. His ftory requires Romans or Kings, but he thinks only on Men....knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all difpofitions : and wanting a buffoon, hewent into the Senate Houfe for that which the Senate Houfe...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...the effential character, is not very careful of dittinctions fuperinduced and adventitious. His llory requires Romans or kings, but he thinks only on men....knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all difpofitions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the fenate-houfe...
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Prose on Several Occasions: Accompanied with Some Pieces in Verse, Volume 2

George Colman - 1787 - 362 pages
...careful of diftinctions fuperinduced and adventitious. His ftory requires Romans or Kings, but bethinks only on Men. He knew that Rome, like every other "city, had men of all difpofitions : and wanting a buffoon, hewent into the Senate Houfe for that which the Senate Houfe...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...careful of diftinaionj fupcrinduced and adventitious. His (lory requires P.omans or Kings, but he thin';* only on men. He knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all dilpuiitiona ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenate-houfe for that which the frnatehoufe...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...the eflential character, is not very careful of diftinitions fuperinduced and adventitious. His ftory requires Romans or kings, but he thinks only on men....knew that Rome, like every other city, had men of all difpofitions ; and wanting a buffoon, he went into the fenatehoufe for that which the fenate-houfe...
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