 | 1741 - 832 pages
...always fomethinc wanting, but his comedy often fill panes exportation or defire. His comedy pieales by the thoughts and the language, and his tragedy, for the greater part, by incident and action. His would be difficult to find, in any language, tragedy leems to be Ikill, his comedy a mure juU, lively... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...always fomething wanting, but his comedy often furpaffes expectation or defire. His comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language, and his tragedy...the greater part by incident and action. His tragedy feems to be (kill, his comedy to be inftinct. The force of his comick fcenes has fuffered little diminution... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...His tragedy feems to be (kill, his comedy to be inftincl. The force of his comick fcenes has fnffered little diminution from the changes made by a century and a half, in manners or in words. As his perfonnges && upon principles arifing from genuine paflion, very little modified by particular forms,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...always fomething wanting, but his comedy often furpafies expectation or defire. His comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language, and his tragedy...the greater part by incident and action. His tragedy feems to be (kill, his comedy to be initina. The force of his comick fcenes has fuffered little diminution... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...always fomething wanting ; but his Comedy often furpafles Expectation or Defire. Hii Comedy pleafes by the Thoughts and the Language, and his Tragedy...the greater Part by Incident and Action. His Tragedy feems to be Skill, his Comedy to be Inftinct. The Force of his comick Scenes has fuffered little Diminution... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...always fomething wanting ; but his Comedy often furpaffes Expectation or Defire. His Comedy pleafes by the Thoughts and the Language, and his Tragedy for the greater Part by Incident and A£tion. His Tragedy feems to be Skill, his Comedy to be InftincT:. The Force of his comick Scenes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...always fomething wanting, but his comedy often furpafles expectation or defire. His comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language, and his tragedy for the greater part by incident and adion. His tragedy feems to be ikill, his comedy tol beinftind:. The force of his comick fcenes has... | |
 | George Colman - 1787 - 362 pages
...always fomething wanting, but his Comedy often furpafles expectation or defire. His Comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language, and his Tragedy...the greater part by incident and action. His Tragedy feems to be flcill, his comedy inftincV' 4 ' This This opinion in which Mr. J. concurs with the Arch... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...fomething wanting, but his comedy often furpafles expectation or defire. His comedy pleafes by tht thoughts and the language, and his tragedy for the greater part by incident and action. His tragedy feems to be fkill, his comedy to be inftinct. The force of his comick fcenes has fuffered little diminution,... | |
 | George Colman - 1787 - 338 pages
...always fomething wanting, but his Comedy often furpafles expectation or defire. His Comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language, and his Tragedy for the greater part by incident and aclion. His Tragedy feems to be fkill, his comedy inftincl." I This opinion in which Mr. J. concurs... | |
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His comedy pleases by the thoughts and the language, and his tragedy for the greater part by incident and action. His tragedy seems to be skill, his comedy to be instinct. 
