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 Voltaire |
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... Roman school ; so that , afer find- ing them unlike to the dignified characters pre- served in learned museums , they do not deign to enquire , whether they resemble the living per- sons , they were intended to represent . Among these ...
... Roman school ; so that , afer find- ing them unlike to the dignified characters pre- served in learned museums , they do not deign to enquire , whether they resemble the living per- sons , they were intended to represent . Among these ...
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... Romans , who had conquered all other nations , had the best right to prefer their own manners , and despise those of other countries , yet their critics inculcated the necessity of imitating those of the people represented . The French ...
... Romans , who had conquered all other nations , had the best right to prefer their own manners , and despise those of other countries , yet their critics inculcated the necessity of imitating those of the people represented . The French ...
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... Romans ; and he has undoubtedly given them a certain strained elevation of sentiment and expres- sion , which has perhaps a theatrical great- ness but this is not Roman dignity , nor suitable to the character of republicans ; for , as ...
... Romans ; and he has undoubtedly given them a certain strained elevation of sentiment and expres- sion , which has perhaps a theatrical great- ness but this is not Roman dignity , nor suitable to the character of republicans ; for , as ...
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... Roman character , though he speaks of it in all the ambiguity of language which prudence could suggest , to one who was thwarting a national opinion * . He talks of un raffine- ment de fierté in the Romans , and asks , if they are of ...
... Roman character , though he speaks of it in all the ambiguity of language which prudence could suggest , to one who was thwarting a national opinion * . He talks of un raffine- ment de fierté in the Romans , and asks , if they are of ...
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... Roman mode , we should think he was mad for killing himself , be- cause Cæsar was likely to become perpetual dictator . It is difficult to sympathize with a man's passions , without adopting , for the time , his opinions , customs , and ...
... Roman mode , we should think he was mad for killing himself , be- cause Cæsar was likely to become perpetual dictator . It is difficult to sympathize with a man's passions , without adopting , for the time , his opinions , customs , and ...
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