 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 Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]. - Page 3011801Full 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 - 422 pages
...juft ? Is it not certain that• the tragick. and comick affections hare been N°is6- THE RAMBLER. 99 been moved alternately with equal force, and that...works of genius merely by the event. The refiftlefs viciffitudes of the heart, this alternate prevalence of merriment and folemnity, may fometimes be more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 416 pages
...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...works of genius merely by the event. The refiftlefs viciffitudes of the heart, this alternate prevalence of merHment andfolemnity, may fometimes be more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...objection to be rather fubtle than juft ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affections have been moved alternately with equal force, and...works of genius merely by the event. The refiftlefs viciffitudes of the heart, this alternate prevalence of merriment and folemnity, may fometimes be more... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | 1803 - 296 pages
...this 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...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 - 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...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...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
...this 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...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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