An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespear Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets: With Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de VoltaireCharles Dilly, 1785 - 316 էջ |
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... affected . James brought an addition of pe- dantry , accompanied by indecent and inde- licate manners and language . By conta- gion , or from complaifance to the taste of the public , Shakespear falls fometimes into the fashionable mode ...
... affected . James brought an addition of pe- dantry , accompanied by indecent and inde- licate manners and language . By conta- gion , or from complaifance to the taste of the public , Shakespear falls fometimes into the fashionable mode ...
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... affected by what is acted ; and therefore if the diffi- culty of rhyme , and its apparent difference from the common language of dialogue , be fuch , as continually to fet the Art and the Artist before our eyes , the specific merit of a ...
... affected by what is acted ; and therefore if the diffi- culty of rhyme , and its apparent difference from the common language of dialogue , be fuch , as continually to fet the Art and the Artist before our eyes , the specific merit of a ...
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... affected if we know it to be true ; and the interest is still heightened if we have any relation to the perfons concerned . Our noble coun- tryman , Percy , engages us much more than Achilles , or any Grecian hero . The peo- ple , for ...
... affected if we know it to be true ; and the interest is still heightened if we have any relation to the perfons concerned . Our noble coun- tryman , Percy , engages us much more than Achilles , or any Grecian hero . The peo- ple , for ...
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... affected . The nature of the Hiftorical Play gave scope to the extensive talents of Shakespear . He had an uncommon felicity in painting Manners , and developing Characters , which he could employ with peculiar grace and propriety ...
... affected . The nature of the Hiftorical Play gave scope to the extensive talents of Shakespear . He had an uncommon felicity in painting Manners , and developing Characters , which he could employ with peculiar grace and propriety ...
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... affected by the catastrophe of a Stranger , we lament the destiny of an Edipus , and the misfortunes of an He- cuba ; but the little peculiarities of a cha- racter touch us only where we have fome nearer affinity to the perfon , than ...
... affected by the catastrophe of a Stranger , we lament the destiny of an Edipus , and the misfortunes of an He- cuba ; but the little peculiarities of a cha- racter touch us only where we have fome nearer affinity to the perfon , than ...
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abfurd addrefs admired Affaffin affift affume againſt allegory ANTONY arife Auguftus baſe becauſe beſt blood Brutus Cæfar Caffius cauſe character Cinna circumſtances confpiracy Corneille critics dæmons defire drama ELPINICE Emilia Engliſh eſtabliſhed Euripides expreffed fable fame faſhion fays fcene fecret feems fentiments fhew firſt folemn foliloquy fome fpeech French ftill fubjects fuch fuperiority fure genius Ghoſt greateſt heart heav'n hero himſelf hiſtory honour human imitation intereſt itſelf juft juſt king lefs Macbeth manners maſter mind moft moſt muſt myſelf nature neceffary noble obferved occafion paffions perfons philofophic piece play pleaſe pleaſure PLUTARCH Poet Poetry preſent purpoſes racters raiſe reaſon rendered repreſentation repreſented Roman ſay ſcene ſeems Shakeſpear ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpeak ſpectator ſpirit ſtage ſtate ſtill ſtory ſtrong ſtyle ſuch Tacitus taſte thee thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thou tion tragedy tragedy of Macbeth tranflation underſtand uſeful Voltaire whofe whoſe writers
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Էջ 248 - O, you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome, Knew you not POmpey? Many a time and oft Have you climb'd up to walls and battlements, To towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, Your infants in your arms, and there have sat The livelong day, with patient expectation, To see great POmpey pass the streets of Rome...
Էջ 266 - And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts : I am no orator, as Brutus is ; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend...
Էջ 182 - But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Էջ 266 - I tell you that which you yourselves do know; Show you sweet Caesar's wounds, poor poor dumb mouths, And bid them speak for me: but were I Brutus, And Brutus Antony, there were an Antony Would ruffle up your spirits and put a tongue In every wound of Caesar that should move The stones of Rome to rise and mutiny.
Էջ 261 - Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil, that men do, lives after them ; The good is oft interred with their bones ; So let it be with Caesar.
Էջ 262 - I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse : was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And, sure, he is an honourable man.
Էջ 183 - And, — pr'ythee, lead me in : There, take an inventory of all I have ; To the last penny, 'tis the king's : my robe, And my integrity to heaven, is all I dare now call mine own. O Cromwell, Cromwell ! Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Էջ 262 - Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all, all honourable men Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me; But Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honourable man.
Էջ 187 - If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, Without my stir.
Էջ 189 - Besides, this Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation of his taking-off...