Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets. By Samuel Johnson. Volume the First [- Tenth], Volume 31779 - 349 pages |
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... Sophocles , Seneca , and Cor- neille . Dryden planned the scenes , and composed the firft and third acts . Don Sebaftian is commonly esteemed either the first or second of his drama- tick performances . It is too long to be all acted ...
... Sophocles , Seneca , and Cor- neille . Dryden planned the scenes , and composed the firft and third acts . Don Sebaftian is commonly esteemed either the first or second of his drama- tick performances . It is too long to be all acted ...
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... Sophocles ' and " Euripides's example : but joy may be " raised too , and that doubly ; either by feeing a wicked man punished , or " a good man at laft fortunate ; or per- 66 haps haps indignation , to fee wickedness profperous and ...
... Sophocles ' and " Euripides's example : but joy may be " raised too , and that doubly ; either by feeing a wicked man punished , or " a good man at laft fortunate ; or per- 66 haps haps indignation , to fee wickedness profperous and ...
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... Sophocles and Euripides : and this " he has offered at , in fome measure ; " but , I think , a little partially to the ❝ ancients . " For the fable itself ; ' tis in the Eng- " lish more adorned with episodes , and 66 larger than in ...
... Sophocles and Euripides : and this " he has offered at , in fome measure ; " but , I think , a little partially to the ❝ ancients . " For the fable itself ; ' tis in the Eng- " lish more adorned with episodes , and 66 larger than in ...
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... Sophocles and Euripides , as in Shakespeare and " Fletcher ; only they are more adapted " to thofe ends of tragedy which Arif " totle commends to us , pity and ter- rour : " The manners flow from the charac ters , and confequently muft ...
... Sophocles and Euripides , as in Shakespeare and " Fletcher ; only they are more adapted " to thofe ends of tragedy which Arif " totle commends to us , pity and ter- rour : " The manners flow from the charac ters , and confequently muft ...
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... " and terror are either the prime , or at " leaft the only ends of tragedy . " " Tis not enough that Ariftotle has " faid fo ; for Ariftotle drew his models " " of Y 3 " of tragedy from Sophocles and Euri 66 pides ; DRY DEN . 325.
... " and terror are either the prime , or at " leaft the only ends of tragedy . " " Tis not enough that Ariftotle has " faid fo ; for Ariftotle drew his models " " of Y 3 " of tragedy from Sophocles and Euri 66 pides ; DRY DEN . 325.
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