The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 1T. Tegg, 1812 |
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... poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life . His characters are not modified by the ... poets a character 28 DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
... poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life . His characters are not modified by the ... poets a character 28 DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
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... poet of nature : but his plan has commonly what Aris- totle requires , a beginning , a middle , and an end ; one event is concatenated with another , and the conclusion follows by easy consequence . There are perhaps some incidents that ...
... poet of nature : but his plan has commonly what Aris- totle requires , a beginning , a middle , and an end ; one event is concatenated with another , and the conclusion follows by easy consequence . There are perhaps some incidents that ...
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... poet's sinews ; ] This shews Shakspeare's knowledge of antiquity . He here assigns Orpheus his true character of legislator . For under that of a poet only , or lover , the quality given to his lute is unintelligible . But considered as ...
... poet's sinews ; ] This shews Shakspeare's knowledge of antiquity . He here assigns Orpheus his true character of legislator . For under that of a poet only , or lover , the quality given to his lute is unintelligible . But considered as ...
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