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" That this is a practice contrary to the rules of criticism will be readily allowed; but there is always an appeal open from criticism to nature. The end of writing is to instruct; the end of poetry is to instruct by pleasing. "
The Works of Samuel Johnson - Page 85
by Samuel Johnson - 1816
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...the inftruction of tragedy or comedy cannot be denied, becaufe it includes both in its alterations of exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life, by fhewing how great machinations and flender defigns may promote or obviate one another, and the high...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...inftruciion of tragedy and comedy cannot be denied, becaufe it includes both in its alterations and exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life, by ihewing how great machinations and ilender defigns may promote or obviate one another, and the high...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

1765 - 600 pages
...inftruflion of tragedy and comedy cannot be deiiied, becaule it includes both in its alterations and exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life, by fhewing how great machinations and (lender defigns may promote or obviate one another, and the high...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...the inftrudlion of tragedy or comedy cannot be denied, becaufe it includes both in its alterations of exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life, by (hewing how great machinations and (lender defigns may promote or obviate one another, and the high...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...the inftruction of tragedy or comedy cannot be denied, becaufe it includes both in its alterations of exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life, by fhewing how great machinations and {lender defigns may promote or obviate one another, and the high...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...the Inftru£Hon of Tragedy or Comedy cannot be denied ; becaufe it includes both in its Alterations of Exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to...Appearance of Life, by shewing how great Machinations and flender Defigns may promote or obviate one another, and the high and .the low co-operate in the general...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...the Inftru&ion of Tragedy or Comedy •cannot be denied ; becaufe it includes both in its Alterations of Exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to the Appearance of Life, by fhewing liow great Machinations and Sender JDefigns may promote or obviate one another, and the high...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...the Inftruction of Tragedy or Comedy cannot be denied ; becaufe it includes both in its Alterations of Exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to the Appearance of Life, by {hewing how great Machinations and Sender Deiigns may promote or obviate one another, and the high...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...the inftruction of tragedy or comedy cannot be denied, becaufe it includes both in its alterations of exhibition, and approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life, by Ihewing how great machinations and flender defigns may promote or obviate one another, and the high...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...That the mingled drama may convey all the inftru&ion of tragedy or comedy cannot be denied, becaufe it includes both in its alternations of exhibition,...approaches nearer than either to the appearance of life, by fhewing how great machinations and flender defigns may promote or obviate one another, and the high...
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