This play has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names and manners of... The Plays - Page 114by William Shakespeare - 1824Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 582 pages
...scenes, but they arc obtained at the etpence of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiflion, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the...of the events in any system of life, were to waste eriticism upon unresisting imbecility, upon faults too evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 488 pages
...sentiment!, some natural dialogues, «nd some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expence of much incongruity. TO remark the folly of the fiction,...detection, and too gross for aggravation. JOHNSON. A SONG, SUNG BY CUIDERIUS AND ARVIRACU1 OVER FIDILI, SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. BY MR. WILLIAM COLLINS. To... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 648 pages
...obtained at the expence of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of die conduct, the confusion of the names, and manners of...detection, and too gross for aggravation. JOHNSON. OBSERVATIONS ON THE FABLE AND COMPOSITION oi* TITUS ANDRONICUS. IT is observable, that this play is... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 496 pages
...sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expence of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction,...detection, and too gross for aggravation. JOHNSON. See page 95, note 7. A SONG, SUNO BY GUIDEKIUS AND ARViaAGUS OVER TIDELE, SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. BY MR.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 490 pages
...sentiments, some natural dialogues, ind some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expence of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction,...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation. See page 95, note 7A SONG, SUNG BY GUIDEUIUS AND ARVIRAGUS OVER FIDELE, SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. . BY MR.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...stntiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expcnce of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction,...criticism upon unresisting imbecility, upon faults tco evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation. ;KINO LEAR. The tragedy of Lear is deservedly... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 368 pages
...the expence of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the VOL. XII. N conduct, the confusion of the names, and manners of...detection, and too gross for aggravation. JOHNSON. r Persons Represented. CYMBELINE, King of Britain. CLOT EN, son to the Queen by a former husband. LEONATUS... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 454 pages
...Posthumus, when he supposes Imogen has been put to death) with this general criticism. " This play has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation." How would a modern author writhe under a critique that should accuse his drama, of only one half of... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1808 - 432 pages
...Posthumus, when he supposes Imogen has been put to death) with this general criticism. " This play has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation." How would a modem author writhe under a critique that should accuse his drama, of only one half of... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 424 pages
...TJiis play has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes; but they iire obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation." . How would a modern author writhe under a critique that should accuse his drama, of only one half... | |
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