 In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be worse, as his labour is more. The effusions of passion which exigence forces out are for the most part striking and energetic; but whenever he solicits his invention, or strains his faculties, the offspring...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Side 93af Samuel Johnson - 1806Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 sider
...have been always some modes of gaiety preferable to others, and a writer ought to choose the best. In tragedy, his performance seems constantly to be...exigence forces out, are for the most part striking and cnergetick ; but whenever he solicits his invention, or strains his faculties, the offspring of his... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 sider
...delicacy, nor are sufficiently distinguished from his clowns, by any appearance of refined manners. -•' In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be...exigence forces out, are for the most part striking and energetic ; but whenever he solicits his invention, or strains his faculties, the effect of his throes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 sider
...have been always some modes of gaiety preferable to others, and a writer ought to choose the best. In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be worse, as his labour is more. The effusions of paslion, which exigence forces out, are for the most part striking and eiiergetick ; but whenever he... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 sider
...of gaiety preferable to others, and a writer ought to choose the best. In tragedy his performances seems constantly to be worse, as his labour is more....energetick ; but whenever he solicits his invention, or sustains his faculties, the offspring of his throes is tumour, meanness, tediousness, and obscurity.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 sider
...have been always some modes of gaiety preferable to ethers, and a writer ought to choose the best. In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be...exigence forces out, are for the most part striking and energetic ; but whenever he solicits his invention, or strains his faculties, the offspring of his... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 sider
...of gaiety preferable to others, and a writer ought to choose the best. In tragedy his performances seems constantly to be worse, as his labour is more....passion, which exigence forces out, are for the most pr.rt striking and energetick ; but whenever he solicits his invention, or sustains his faculties,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 sider
...have been always some modes of gaiety preferable to others, and a writer ought to choose the best. In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be...throes is tumour, meanness, tediousness, and obscurity. tells the incident imperfectly in many words, which might have been more plainly delivered in few.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 sider
...have been always some modes of gaiety preferable to others, and a writer ought to choose the best. In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be...faculties, the offspring of his throes is tumour, meanness, teciiousness, and obscurity. tells the incident imperfectly in many words, which might have been more... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 sider
...have been always some modes of gayety preferable to others, ana a writer ought to choose the best. In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be...exigence forces out, are for the most part striking and energetic; but whenever he solicits his invention, or strains his faculties, the offspring of his throes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 sider
...have been always some modes of gayety preferable to others, and a writer ought to choose the best. In tragedy his performance seems constantly to be...exigence forces out, are for the most part striking and energetic; but whenever he solicits his invention, or strains his faculties, the offspring of his throes... | |
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