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 VoltaireJ. Dodsley, 1769 - 288 pagini |
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Pagina 29
... state . An epic poem is too abftrufe for the people ; the moral is too much enveloped , the language too elevated for their apprehenfion ; nor have they leisure , or application , to trace the confequences of ill governed paffions , or ...
... state . An epic poem is too abftrufe for the people ; the moral is too much enveloped , the language too elevated for their apprehenfion ; nor have they leisure , or application , to trace the confequences of ill governed paffions , or ...
Pagina 33
... state of the perfons in the drama . They affume the office of the spectator by expreffing his feelings , instead of conveying to us the strong emotions and fenfations of the perfons C under under the preffure of diftrefs . Experience ...
... state of the perfons in the drama . They affume the office of the spectator by expreffing his feelings , instead of conveying to us the strong emotions and fenfations of the perfons C under under the preffure of diftrefs . Experience ...
Pagina 36
... ; As they had seen me with these hangman's hands , Listening their fear . I could not say , Amen , When they did fay , God bless us ! These Thefe expreffions open to us the internal state of the 36 On the DRAMA : or ,
... ; As they had seen me with these hangman's hands , Listening their fear . I could not say , Amen , When they did fay , God bless us ! These Thefe expreffions open to us the internal state of the 36 On the DRAMA : or ,
Pagina 37
... state of the persons interested , and never fail to command our fympathy . Shakespear seems to have had the art of the Dervife , in the Arabian tales , who could throw his foul into the body of another man , and be at once poffeffed of ...
... state of the persons interested , and never fail to command our fympathy . Shakespear seems to have had the art of the Dervife , in the Arabian tales , who could throw his foul into the body of another man , and be at once poffeffed of ...
Pagina 48
... state to which we may approach by roads that rife , as well as by thofe that fall . An European monarch would think it as unbecoming him to be styled light of the world , glory of nations , and fuch other swelling additions , affumed by ...
... state to which we may approach by roads that rife , as well as by thofe that fall . An European monarch would think it as unbecoming him to be styled light of the world , glory of nations , and fuch other swelling additions , affumed by ...
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Pagina 265 - Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition ? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious ; And, sure, he is an honourable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am, to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause : What cause withholds you, then, to mourn for him? — O judgment, thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason ! — Bear with me ; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me.
Pagina 250 - 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...
Pagina 269 - O, what a fall was there, my countrymen ! Then I, and you, and all of us fell down, Whilst bloody treason flourish'd over us. O, now you weep ; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity : these are gracious drops. Kind souls, what weep you, when you but behold Our Caesar's vesture wounded ? Look you here, Here is himself, marr'd, as you see, with traitors.
Pagina 181 - Let's dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell; And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of, say, I taught thee; Say, Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of...
Pagina 214 - tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend: so Caesar may; Then, lest he may, prevent.
Pagina 180 - Is that poor man, that hangs on princes' favours ! There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have ; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, }Never to hope again.
Pagina 269 - 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...
Pagina 265 - 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.
Pagina 264 - 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.
Pagina 78 - LEAR. Let the great gods, That keep this dreadful pother o'er our heads, Find out their enemies now.