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" But love is only one of many passions; and as it has no great influence upon the sum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of a poet who caught his ideas from the living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew that any other... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 324
by Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 687 pages
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

1765 - 600 pages
...language is depraved. But Jove is only one of many paflions, and as it has no great influence upon the fum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...from the living world, and exhibited only What he faw before him. He knew, that any other paffion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a caufe of happinefs...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...is depraved. But Jove is only one of many paflions, and as it hjis no great influence upen the fum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...from the living world, and exhibited only what he fav/ before him. He knew, that any other paffion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a eau le of...
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...language is depraved. But love is only one of many paflions, and as it has no great influence upon the fum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...from the living world, and exhibited only what he faw before him. He knew, that any other paflion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a caufe of happinefs...
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Annual Register, Volume 8

Edmund Burke - 1765 - 710 pages
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...is depraved. But love is only one of many paflions, and as it has no great influence! upon the fum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...from the living world, and exhibited only what he fiw before him. He knew, that any other paffion, as it was 4 regular regular or exorbitant, was a caufe...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...language is depraved. But love is only one of many pafiions, and as it has no great influence upon the fum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...from the living world, and exhibited only what he faw before him. He knew, that any other pafiion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a caufe of happinefs...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...violated, Life is mifreprefented, and Language is depraved. But Love is only one of many Paffions, and as it has no great Influence upon the Sum of Life,...from the living "World, and exhibited only what he faw before him. He H a knew kflew that any other Paffion, as it was regular OF exorbitant, was a Caufe...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...language is depraved. But love is only one of many paffions, and as it has no great influence upon the fum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...poet, who caught his ideas from the living world, jand exhibited only what he faw before him. He Iknew, that any other pafiion, as it was regular or...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...is depraved. But Cove is only one of many pailions ; and as it has no great influence upon the fum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...from the living world, and exhibited only what he faw before him. lie knew that any other pafTion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a caufe of happinefs...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...distressed; to deliver them as nothing human ever was delivered ; is the business of a modern dramatist. For this, probability is violated, life is misrepresented,...love is only one of many passions ; and as it has no greater influence upon the sum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of a poet, who caught...
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