 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 pagini
...contemplated as an elaborate curiosity, as the product of superfluous and ostentatious art, by which is shewn, rather what is possible, than what is necessary. He...exclude the enemy ; and the greatest graces of a play ara to copy nature, and instruct life. Perhaps, what I have here not dogmatically but deliberately... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 pagini
...rather what is possible, than what is necessary. He that, without diminution of any other excel* lence, shall preserve all the unities unbroken, deserves...graces of a play are to copy nature, and instruct life. Perhaps, what I have here not dogmatically but deliberately written, may recall the principles of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 pagini
...may sometimes conduce to pleasure, they are always to be sacrificed to the nobler beauties of rariety and instruction ; and that a play, written with nice...its strength ; but the principal beauty of a citadel i» to exclude the enemy ; and the greatest graces of a play are to copy nature, and instruct life.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pagini
...Matelii Serventur leges, malint a Ctemre tolli. Tet when I speak thus slightly of dramatick rules, I cannot but recollect how much wit and learning may...graces of a play are to copy nature, and instruct life. Perhaps, what I have here not dogmatically but deliberately written, may recal the principles of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 450 pagini
...contemplated as an elaborate curiosity, as the product of superfluous and ostentatious art, by which is shewn, rather what is possible, than what is necessary. He...graces of a play are to copy nature, and instruct life. Perhaps, what I have here not dogmatically but deliberately written, may recall the principles of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 pagini
...be ludicrous to boast of impartiality, is, that the unities of time and place are not essential td a just drama, that though they may sometimes conduce...graces of a play are to copy nature, and instruct life. Perhaps, what I have here not dogmatically but deli-^ berately written, may recall the principles of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 668 pagini
...may sometimes conduce to pleasure, they are always to be sacrificed to the nobler beauties of vanety and instruction ; and that a play, written with nice...graces of a play are to copy nature, and instruct life. Perhaps, what I have here not dogmatically but deliberately written, may recall the principles of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 pagini
...Metelli Serventur leges, malint a Caesare tolli." Yet when I speak thus slightly of dramatick rules, I cannot but recollect how much wit and learning may...graces of a play are to copy nature, and instruct life. Perhaps, what I have here not dogmatically but deliberately written, may recall the principles of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 350 pagini
...cannot but recollect how much wit and learning may be produced against me ; before such authorities 1 am afraid to stand, not that I think the present question...graces of a play are to copy nature, and instruct life. Perhaps, what I have here not dogmatically but deliberately written, may recall the principles of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 pagini
...contemplated as an elaborate curiosity, as the product of superfluous and ostentatious art, by which is shewn, rather what is possible, than what is necessary. He...graces of a play are to copy nature, and instruct life. Perhaps, what I have here not dogmatically but deliberately written, may recall the principles of the... | |
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He that, without diminution of any other excellence, shall preserve all the unities unbroken deserves the like applause with the architect who shall display all the orders of architecture in a citadel without any deduction from its strength; but the principal... 
