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 - 296페이지 |
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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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243 페이지 - 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.
162 페이지 - 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...
242 페이지 - 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.
233 페이지 - 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.
245 페이지 - This was the most unkindest cut of all; For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, Ingratitude, more strong than traitors...
240 페이지 - 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.
235 페이지 - 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.
124 페이지 - 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...
150 페이지 - 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.
239 페이지 - 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!