 Penitent, his next production (1703), is one of the most pleasing tragedies on the stage, where it still keeps its turns of appearing, and probably will long keep them, for there is scarcely any work of any poet at once so interesting by the fable, and...  Biographia Dramatica: Names of dramas: A-L - Page 212by David Erskine Baker - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...appearing, aCnd probably eep them, for there is scarcely *ny work pf any poet at-once so infraiing by the fable, and so delightful by the language. The story is domes$, Jnd therefore easily received by the imagination, and, assimilated to com|» lifej the diction... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 pages
...the stage, where it still keeps its turns of appearing, and probably will long keep them, for that there is scarcely any work of any poet at once so...fable, and so delightful by the language. The story, he observes, is domestic, and therefore easily received by the imagination, and assimilated to common... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...poet as once so interesting by the fable, and so-delightful by the language. The story isdomestick, and therefore easily received by the imagination,...the diction is exquisitely harmonious, and soft or spiitely as occasion requires. The character of Lothario seems to have been expanded by Richardson... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...production (1703), is one of the most pleasing tragedies on the stage, where it still keeps its place, for there is scarcely any work of any poet at once...harmonious, and soft or sprightly as occasion requires. " The character of Lothario seems to have bee'n expanded by Richardson into Lovelace; but he has excelled... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1805 - 606 pages
...the stage, where it still keeps its turns of appearing, and probably \viil long keep them, for that there is scarcely any work of any poet at once so...fable, and so delightful by the language. The story," he observes, " is domestick, and therefore easily received by the imagination, and assimilated to common... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 424 pages
...the stage, where it still keeps its turns of appearing, and probably will long keep them, for that there is scarcely any work of any poet at once so interesting by the fable, and so de. lightful by the language. The story, he observes 9 is domestic, and therefore easily received by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 598 pages
...pleasing tragedies ou the stage, where it still keeps its turns of appearing, and probably will long keep them, for there is scarcely any work of any poet at...harmonious, and soft or sprightly as occasion requires. The character of Lothario seems to have been expanded by Richardson into Lovelace; but he has excelled... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 pages
...tragedies on the stage, where it still keeps its turns of appearing, and probably will long keep l IK-MI, for there is scarcely any work of any poet at once...harmonious, and soft or sprightly as occasion requires. The character of Lothario seems to have bçen expanded by Richardson into Lovelace; but he has excelled... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 422 pages
...tragedies on the stage, where . it still keeps its turns of appearing, and probably will long keep them, for there is scarcely any work of any poet at...fable, and so delightful by the language. The story is domestick, and therefore easily received by the imagination, and assimilated to common life ; the diction... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...stage, where k still keeps its turns of appearing, and probably will long kwp I lii-iii. for ¡line is scarcely any work of any poet at once so interesting by the fabk, Ы so«delightful bv the language. The story is domestic, and therefore easily receded [л the... | |
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