Critical Observations on ShakespeareG. Hawkins, 1746 - 346 pages |
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... beautiful description . " As when of old fome orator renound In Athens or free Rome , where eloquence Flourishd , fince mute , to fome great cause addreft , Stood in himself collected , while each part , Motion , each act won audience ...
... beautiful description . " As when of old fome orator renound In Athens or free Rome , where eloquence Flourishd , fince mute , to fome great cause addreft , Stood in himself collected , while each part , Motion , each act won audience ...
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... beautiful conceptions , and to give them birth , and being . That a contrary opinion has ever prevailed , is owing partly to Ben John- fon's jealousy , and partly to the pride and pert- nefs of dunces , who , under the umbrage of fuch P ...
... beautiful conceptions , and to give them birth , and being . That a contrary opinion has ever prevailed , is owing partly to Ben John- fon's jealousy , and partly to the pride and pert- nefs of dunces , who , under the umbrage of fuch P ...
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... beautiful , that the prince of angels fell in love with her , which occafioned his fall . Now thefe ftories were believed by the women in the Apoftle's time ; he puts them in mind therefore of thefe received opinions , and condefcends ...
... beautiful , that the prince of angels fell in love with her , which occafioned his fall . Now thefe ftories were believed by the women in the Apoftle's time ; he puts them in mind therefore of thefe received opinions , and condefcends ...
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John Upton. In whatever light this play is viewed , it will fhew beautiful in all . The emperor 18 Marcus Antoninus fpeaks in commendation of tragedy , as not only exhibiting the various events of life , but teaching us wife and moral ...
John Upton. In whatever light this play is viewed , it will fhew beautiful in all . The emperor 18 Marcus Antoninus fpeaks in commendation of tragedy , as not only exhibiting the various events of life , but teaching us wife and moral ...
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... beautiful , yet confidering time and circumstances , our poet will appear to the greatest advantage . The centinels break the matter with all it's particularities , to give it an air of probability to the prince , who refolves to ...
... beautiful , yet confidering time and circumstances , our poet will appear to the greatest advantage . The centinels break the matter with all it's particularities , to give it an air of probability to the prince , who refolves to ...
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