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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts - Page 245
by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

1765 - 600 pages
...throes is tumour, meanncfs, tedioufnefs, and ebfcurity.' And again »-' His declamations or fet-fpeeches are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power of nature ; when he endeavoured, like other tragic writers, to catch opportunities of amplification, and inftead of inquiring what the occafion...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...throes is tumour, nuannefs, iedhufnefs^ and ebfcurity.' And again — ' His declamations or fct-fpecches are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power of nature ; when he endeavoured, like other tragic writers, to catch opportunities of amplification, and inftead of inquiring what the occaiion...
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...therefore always be rapid, and enlivened by frequent interruption. Shakefpeare found it an encumbrance, and inftead of lightening it by brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and fplendour. His declamations or fet fpeeches are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...therefore always be rapid, and enlivened by frequent interruption. fihakefpeare found it an encumbrance, and inftead of lightening it by brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and Splendour. His declamations or fet fpeeches are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...therefore always be rapid, and enlivened by frequent Interruption. Shakefpeare found it an Encumbrance, and inftead of lightening it by Brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by Dignity and Splendour. His Declamations or fet Speeches are commonly cold and weak, for his Power was the Power...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...therefore always be rapid, and enlivened by frequent Interruption. Shakefpeare found it an Encumbrance, and inftead of lightening it by Brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by Dignity and Splendour. His Declamations or fet Speeches are commonly cold and weak, for his Power was the Power...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...encumbrance, and inftead of lightening it by brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and fplendor. declamations or fet fpeeches. are commonly } cold...« nature ; when he endeavoured, like other tragick ' vl. [ BJ . writers, writers, to catch opportunities of amplification, and f inftead of inquiring...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...always be rapid, and enlivened by frequent interruption. Shakspere found it an incumbrance, and instead of lightening it by brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and splendour. His declamations, or set speeches, are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...the aftion ; it ihould therefore always be rapid, and enlivened by frequent interruption. Shakefpeare found it an incumbrance, and inftead of lightening...fet fpeeches, are commonly cold and weak, for his pswer was the power of nature ; when he endeavoured, like other tragic writers, to catch opportunities...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...therefore always be rapid, and enlivened by frequent interruption. Shakfpeare found it an encumbrance, and inftead of lightening it by brevity, endeavoured to recommend it by dignity and fplendour. His declamations or fet fpeeches are commonly cold and weak, for his power was the power...
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