| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...Witcki. IN order to make a true estimate of the abilities and merit of a writefi it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 432 pages
...A 3 IN order to make a true estimate of the ahilities and meri$ of a writer, it is always necessary to examine the genius of his age, and the opinions of his contemporaries . A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...WITCHES. 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. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...Witches. 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. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 440 pages
...genius of his ;ge, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events by the assistance of supernatural agents, would be censured ss transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 544 pages
...MACBETH.] 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. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 434 pages
...OBSERVATIONS. 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. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1813 - 364 pages
...genius of bis age, and the opinions of his contemporaries. A poet who should now make live whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events by the assistance of supernatural agents, would be censured as transgressing the bounds of probability, be... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 pages
...Witches. TN 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. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1817 - 360 pages
...MACBETH.] 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. A poet who should now make the whole action of his tragedy depend upon enchantment, and produce the chief events... | |
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