An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare: Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets; with Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. de VoltairePriestley, 1810 - 296 sider |
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Side xv
... moral purposes , by the repre- sentation of a fable , seems to have been the universal intention , from the first institution of the Drama to this time ; and to have prevailed , not 1 by indecent and indelicate manners and lan- guage ...
... moral purposes , by the repre- sentation of a fable , seems to have been the universal intention , from the first institution of the Drama to this time ; and to have prevailed , not 1 by indecent and indelicate manners and lan- guage ...
Side xv
... moral purposes , by the repre- sentation of a fable , seems to have been the universal intention , from the first institution of the Drama to this time ; and to have prevailed , not not only in Europe , but in all countries where ...
... moral purposes , by the repre- sentation of a fable , seems to have been the universal intention , from the first institution of the Drama to this time ; and to have prevailed , not not only in Europe , but in all countries where ...
Side xvi
... moral instruction ; next , whether his dramatic imitation has its proper dramatie excellence . In the latter of these articles , per- haps , there is not any thing will more assist our judgment than a candid comparison ( where the ...
... moral instruction ; next , whether his dramatic imitation has its proper dramatie excellence . In the latter of these articles , per- haps , there is not any thing will more assist our judgment than a candid comparison ( where the ...
Side xvii
... vain . It happened in the literary as in the moral world ; a few sages , from the veneration which they had obtained by extraordinary wisdom , and and a faultless conduct , rose to the authority of INTRODUCTION . xvii.
... vain . It happened in the literary as in the moral world ; a few sages , from the veneration which they had obtained by extraordinary wisdom , and and a faultless conduct , rose to the authority of INTRODUCTION . xvii.
Side xxii
... moral of each act is represented on the stage in dumb shew . It is therefore strange that Mr. de Voltaire , who affects an impartial and philosophic spirit , should not rather speak with admiration , than contempt , of an author , who ...
... moral of each act is represented on the stage in dumb shew . It is therefore strange that Mr. de Voltaire , who affects an impartial and philosophic spirit , should not rather speak with admiration , than contempt , of an author , who ...
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