| 1741 - 832 pages
...what no labour can improve. In tragedy, he is always ftrnggling after fome occafion to be comical , but, in comedy, he feems to repofe or to luxuriate...of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragic Icenes (here is -f always fomethinc wanting, but his comedy often fill panes exportation or defire.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...labour, what no labour can improve. In tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome occafion to be comick, but in comedy he feems to repofe, or to luxuriate,...a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragick fcenes there is always fomething wanting, but his comedy often furpaffes expectation or defire.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome occafion to be comick, but in comedy be fc£rrjs!to,repofe, or to luxuriate, as in a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragick fcenes there is always fumething wanting, but his comedy often furpafles expectation or defire.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...labour, what no labour can improve. In tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome occafion to be comick, but in comedy he feems to repofe, or to luxuriate,...a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragick fcenes there is always fomething wanting, but his comedy often furpafies expectation or defire.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Labour, what no Labour can improve. In Tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome Occafion to be comick ; but in Comedy he feems to repofe, or to luxuriate,...a Mode of Thinking congenial to his Nature. In his tragick Scenes there is always fomething wanting ; but his Comedy often furpafles Expectation or Defire.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...what no Labour can improve. In Tragedy he is always ftruggling after fotne Occafion to be comick ; but in Comedy he feems to repofe, or to luxuriate,...a Mode of Thinking congenial to his Nature. In his tragick Scenes there is always fomething wanting ; but his Comedy often furpafles Expectation or Defire.... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...labour, what no labour can improve. In tragedy he is always ftruggling after fomeoccafion to be corruck ; but in comedy he feems to repofe, or to luxuriate,...a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragick fcenes there is always fomething wanting, but his comedy often furpafles expectation or defire.... | |
| George Colman - 1787 - 338 pages
...labour, what no labour can improve. In Tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome occafion to be comick, but in Comedy he feems to repofe, or to luxuriate,...a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragick fcenes there is always fomething wanting, but his Comedy often furpafles expectation or defire.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...tragedy he is always struggling after some occasion to becomick; but in comedy he seems to repose, pr to luxuriate, as in a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragick scenes there is always something wanting, but his comedy often surpasses expectation or desire.... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...without labour, what no labour can improve. In tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome cccafion to be comic ; but in comedy he feems to repofe, or...fomething wanting ; but his comedy often furpafles expectation or dcfirc. Hii comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language, and his tragedy, for the... | |
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