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 páginas |
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... lived under those of another . Heaven - born genius acts from something superior to rules , and antecedent to rules ; and has a right of ap- peal to nature herself . Great indulgence is due to the errors of ori- ginal writers , who ...
... lived under those of another . Heaven - born genius acts from something superior to rules , and antecedent to rules ; and has a right of ap- peal to nature herself . Great indulgence is due to the errors of ori- ginal writers , who ...
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... apt to consider Shakspeare only as apoet ; but he is certainly one of the greatest moral philosophers that ever lived . Euripides Euripides was highly esteemed by the ancients for the moral ON THE HISTORICAL DRAMA . 37.
... apt to consider Shakspeare only as apoet ; but he is certainly one of the greatest moral philosophers that ever lived . Euripides Euripides was highly esteemed by the ancients for the moral ON THE HISTORICAL DRAMA . 37.
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... lived ; his manage- ment of them so masterly , that he will be admired in all times . In the same age , Ben Jonson , more proud of his learning than confident of his genius , was desirous to give a metaphysical air to his works . He ...
... lived ; his manage- ment of them so masterly , that he will be admired in all times . In the same age , Ben Jonson , more proud of his learning than confident of his genius , was desirous to give a metaphysical air to his works . He ...
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... lived , even in Shakspeare's own time , there were severe statutes extant against witchcraft . Some objections have been made to the Hecate of the Greeks being joined to the witches of our country . Milton , a more correct writer , has ...
... lived , even in Shakspeare's own time , there were severe statutes extant against witchcraft . Some objections have been made to the Hecate of the Greeks being joined to the witches of our country . Milton , a more correct writer , has ...
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... lived long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear , the yellow leaf ; And that which should accompany old age , As honour , love , obedience , troops of friends , I must not look to have ; but in their stead , Curses not loud ...
... lived long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear , the yellow leaf ; And that which should accompany old age , As honour , love , obedience , troops of friends , I must not look to have ; but in their stead , Curses not loud ...
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Página 243 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Página 162 - Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman. 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...
Página 242 - When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept. Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says, he was ambitious ; And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see, that, on the Lupercal, I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse.
Página 233 - So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much ; He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men : he loves no plays. As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music ; Seldom he smiles; and smiles in such a sort, As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Página 245 - This was the most unkindest cut of all; For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, Ingratitude, more strong than traitors...
Página 240 - O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers; Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times.
Página 235 - 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.
Página 124 - Weak masters though ye be, I have bedimm'd The noontide sun, call'd forth the mutinous winds, And 'twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war...
Página 150 - I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul ; freeze thy young blood ; Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres ; Thy knotted and combined locks to part ; And each particular hair to stand an end. Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : But this eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood.
Página 239 - He, only, in a general honest thought, And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle; and the elements So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up, And say to all the world, This was a man!