Anecdotes of Polite Literature ...G. Burnet, 1764 |
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... celebrated Grecian critic defines tragedy to be an imitation of an action that is grave , entire , and hath a just length ; the ftile of which is agreeable and diversified , and which , without the assist- ance of narration , by means ...
... celebrated Grecian critic defines tragedy to be an imitation of an action that is grave , entire , and hath a just length ; the ftile of which is agreeable and diversified , and which , without the assist- ance of narration , by means ...
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... be allowed to claim that title . But let us take a nearer view of fome of this great man's celebrated compofitions . If we overlook the tranfgreffions againft the unity of action D4 If ( 39 ) the rules of criticifm. I do not myself ...
... be allowed to claim that title . But let us take a nearer view of fome of this great man's celebrated compofitions . If we overlook the tranfgreffions againft the unity of action D4 If ( 39 ) the rules of criticifm. I do not myself ...
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... celebrated for his knowledge , had , before his arrival in England , not only examined in perfon a woman accused of witchcraft , but had given a very formal account of the prac- tices and illufions of evil fpirits , & c . in his ...
... celebrated for his knowledge , had , before his arrival in England , not only examined in perfon a woman accused of witchcraft , but had given a very formal account of the prac- tices and illufions of evil fpirits , & c . in his ...
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... been made to this admirable tragedy . Othello is another of thefe celebrated : plays , the fable of which is more regular than even that of Macbeth , which by some fome is reckoned the mafter - piece of Shakespear . ( 43 )
... been made to this admirable tragedy . Othello is another of thefe celebrated : plays , the fable of which is more regular than even that of Macbeth , which by some fome is reckoned the mafter - piece of Shakespear . ( 43 )
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... celebrated French- man did not always understand the authors he pretended to criticife . Several Italian writers have discovered how fuperficial many of his cen- fures are , which he has paffed on fome of their poets . This is a general ...
... celebrated French- man did not always understand the authors he pretended to criticife . Several Italian writers have discovered how fuperficial many of his cen- fures are , which he has paffed on fome of their poets . This is a general ...
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Page 134 - That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Heaven and earth! Must I remember? why, she would hang on him, As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!
Page 185 - Good heav'ns, is this, — is this the man who braves me? Who bids my age make way, drives me before him, To the world's ridge, and sweeps me off like rubbish?
Page 135 - Let me not think on't; frailty, thy name is woman A little month, or ere those shoes were old With which she...
Page 42 - James, in which this tragedy was written, many circumstances concurred to propagate and confirm this opinion. The king, who was much celebrated for his knowledge, had, before his arrival in England, not only examined in person a woman accused of witchcraft but had given a very formal account of the practices and...
Page 135 - ... uncle, My father's brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules: within a month, Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her galled eyes, She married.
Page 40 - IN order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries.
Page 43 - Shakespeare might be easily allowed to found a play, especially since he has followed with great exactness such histories as were then thought true ; nor can it be doubted that the scenes of enchantment, however they may now be ridiculed, were both by himself and his audience thought awful and affecting.
Page 135 - But two months dead: nay, not so much, not two: So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a...
Page 85 - I arrest you in the name of mercy, And dare compel your stay: Is then one look, One word, one moment, a last moment too, When I stand tottering on the brink of death, A cruel ignominious death, too much For one that loves like me ? A length of years You may devote to my blest rival's arms, I ask but one short moment.
Page 96 - Christian, thou mistak'st my character. Look on me. Who am I ? I know, thou say'st The Moor, a slave, an abject, beaten slave (Eternal woes to him that made me so!): But look again. Has six years cruel bondage...