 Our author's plots are generally borrowed from novels ; and it is reasonable to suppose, that he chose the most popular, such as were read by many, and related by more ; for his audience could not have followed him through the intricacies of the drama,...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 103by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...the moft popular, fuch as were read by many, and related by more ; for his audience could not have followed him through the intricacies of the drama, had they not held the thread of the ftory in their hands. The ftories, which we now find only in remoter authcprs, were in his time acccflible... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...chofe the moft popular, fuch as were read by many, and related by more; for his audience could not have followed him through the intricacies of the drama» had they not held the thread of the ftory in their hands. The ftbries which we now find only in remoter authours, were in his time acceflible... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...chofe the moft popular, fuch as were read by many, and related by more; for his audience could not have followed him through the intricacies of the drama, had they not held the thread of the ftory in their hands. The ftories, which we now find only in remoter audiors, were in his time acceffible... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...could not have followed him through the Intricacies of the Drama, - }iad they not held the 1 hread of the Story in their Hands. The Stories which we now find only in remoter Authours, were in his Time acceffible and familiar. The Fable of As you like it, which is fuppofed... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...the moft popular, luch as were read by many, and related by more ; for his Audience could not have followed him through the Intricacies of the Drama, had they not held the 1 hrcad of the Story in their Hands. The Stories which we now find only in remote? Authours, were in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...intricacies of the drama, drama, had they not held the thread of the ftory in their hands. The ftories, which we now find only in remoter authors, were in his time accerfible and familiar. The fable of As you like it, which is fuppofed to be copied from Chaucer's... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...the most popular, such as were read by many, and .related by more ; for his audience could not have followed him through the intricacies of the drama,...As You Like It, which is supposed to be copied from from Chaucer's Gamelyn, was -a little pamphlet of .those, times ; and old Mr. Gibber remembered the... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pages
...the moil popular, fuch as were read by many, and related by more ; for his audience could not have followed him through the intricacies of" the drama, had they not held the thread of the ilory in t'.ieir hands. The Itories, which we now find only in remoter authors, were in his time аесешЫс... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...the moft popular, fuch as were read by many, and related by more ; for his audience could not have followed him through the intricacies of the drama, had they not held the thread of the ftory in their hands. The flories, which we now find only in remoter authors, were in his time accelfible... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...the molt popular, fuch as were read by many, and related by more ; for his audience could not have followed him through the intricacies of the drama, had they not held the thread of the ftory in their hands. The ftories, which we now find only in remoter authors, were in his time acceffible... | |
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