The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Eight Volumes, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson, H. Woodfall, J. Rivington ... [and 9 others], 1765 |
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Page vi
... because frequent comparisons have confirmed opinion in its favour . As among the works of nature no man can properly call a river deep or a mountain high , without the knowledge of many mountains and many rivers ; fo in the produc ...
... because frequent comparisons have confirmed opinion in its favour . As among the works of nature no man can properly call a river deep or a mountain high , without the knowledge of many mountains and many rivers ; fo in the produc ...
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... because human judgment , though it be gra- dually gaining upon certainty , never becomes infal lible ; and approbation , though long continued , may yet be only the approbation of prejudice or fashion ; it is proper to inquire , by what ...
... because human judgment , though it be gra- dually gaining upon certainty , never becomes infal lible ; and approbation , though long continued , may yet be only the approbation of prejudice or fashion ; it is proper to inquire , by what ...
Page xi
... because many fpeeches there are which have nothing characteristical ; but , perhaps , though fome may be equally adapted to every person , it will be difficult to find , any that can be properly transferred from the prefent poffeffor to ...
... because many fpeeches there are which have nothing characteristical ; but , perhaps , though fome may be equally adapted to every person , it will be difficult to find , any that can be properly transferred from the prefent poffeffor to ...
Page xiv
... because it includes both in its alterations of exhibition , and approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life , by fhewing how great machi- nations and flender defigns may promote or obviate one another , and the high and the ...
... because it includes both in its alterations of exhibition , and approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life , by fhewing how great machi- nations and flender defigns may promote or obviate one another , and the high and the ...
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... . The delight of tragedy proceeds from our consciousnefs of fiction ; if we thought murders and treafons real , they would please no more . Imitations Imitations produce pain or pleasure , not because they are xxviii PREFACE .
... . The delight of tragedy proceeds from our consciousnefs of fiction ; if we thought murders and treafons real , they would please no more . Imitations Imitations produce pain or pleasure , not because they are xxviii PREFACE .
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Eight Volumes, Volume 8 William Shakespeare,Samuel Johnson,J and R Tonson No preview available - 2016 |
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