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 VoltaireHarding, 1810 - 296 sider |
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Side 43
... Shak- speare were universal , his penetrating mind saw through all characters ; and , as Mr. Pope says of him , he was not more a master master of our strongest emotions , than of our idlest ON THE HISTORICAL DRAMA . 43.
... Shak- speare were universal , his penetrating mind saw through all characters ; and , as Mr. Pope says of him , he was not more a master master of our strongest emotions , than of our idlest ON THE HISTORICAL DRAMA . 43.
Side 46
... Shak- speare from the wooden images in our mean chronicles was to form his portraits . What judgment was there in discovering , that by moulding them to an exact resemblance he should engage and please ! And what dis- cernment and ...
... Shak- speare from the wooden images in our mean chronicles was to form his portraits . What judgment was there in discovering , that by moulding them to an exact resemblance he should engage and please ! And what dis- cernment and ...
Side 47
... Shak- speare , with a more philosophic turn of mind , considers them , not as presaging , but as instigating his cruel ambition , and finely accounts in the following speeches for the asperity of his temper , and his fierce and ...
... Shak- speare , with a more philosophic turn of mind , considers them , not as presaging , but as instigating his cruel ambition , and finely accounts in the following speeches for the asperity of his temper , and his fierce and ...
Side 58
... Shak- speare's plays , by saying we have none of a more regular form . In this he is ex- tremely mistaken ; we have many plays written according to the rules of art ; but nature , which speaks in Shakspeare , pre- vails over them all ...
... Shak- speare's plays , by saying we have none of a more regular form . In this he is ex- tremely mistaken ; we have many plays written according to the rules of art ; but nature , which speaks in Shakspeare , pre- vails over them all ...
Side 72
... Shak- speare , from bare chronicles , coarse history , and traditional tales , could thus extract the wisdom and caution of the politician Henry , and catch the fire of the martial spirit of Hotspur . The wrath of Achilles in Homer is ...
... Shak- speare , from bare chronicles , coarse history , and traditional tales , could thus extract the wisdom and caution of the politician Henry , and catch the fire of the martial spirit of Hotspur . The wrath of Achilles in Homer is ...
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absurd action admired affected allegory ambition ancient ANTONY appears Aristotle Atossa Augustus battle of Shrewsbury blank-verse blood Brutus Cassius character Cinna conspiracy conspirators Corneille critic crown dæmons danger danger death dialogue drama ELPINICE Emilia Euripides Eurystheus excite fable Falstaffe fear French friends genius ghost give glory grace Grecian Greek hath heart heav'n Henry Hercules heroes honour human imagination imitation judgment Julius Cæsar kind king lady learned lover Macbeth manners means ment mind moral murder muse nature Nervii never noble passions perfect person piece play PLEBEIAN PLUTARCH poet poetry Prince racters rendered representation ridicule Roman Rome says scene secret sentiments Shak Shakspeare Shakspeare's shew sion soliloquy Sophocles soul speak spectator speech spirit stage sublime superstition Tacitus taste tell temper terror thee Theseus thing thou tion tragedians tragedy tragedy of Macbeth translation virtue Voltaire vulgar witches words writers