 To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names and manners of different times, and the impossibility of the events in any system of life, were to waste criticism upon unresisting imbecility, upon faults too...  The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare - Page 151by William Shakespeare - 1826Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 540 pages
...has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes ; but they are obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark the...detection, and too gross for aggravation.* JOHNSON. * On th1s cr1t1que of Johnson, Mr. S1nger remarks : — " Ills hardly necessary to po1nt nut the extreme... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 556 pages
...play haa many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes; but they are obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark the...detection, and too gross for aggravation.* JOHNSON. • On this critique of Johnson, Mr. Singer remaiks:—" It Is hardly necessary to point out the extreme... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1852 - 562 pages
...some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expuse of much incongruity. To remark the fully ajiy system of life, were to waste criticism upon unresisting imbecility, upon faults too evident for... | |
 | 1853 - 706 pages
...has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes ; but they are obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark the...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation." Poor great moralist ! obtuse wise man ! ignorant Doctor of Laws ! For thee Imogen, that purest, that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1853 - 596 pages
...some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark the fully be unworthy of his place, that svsteir of life, were to waste criticism upon unresisting in becility, upon faults too evident for... | |
 | Richard Grant White - 1854 - 596 pages
...has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes ; but they are obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark the...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation." Poor great moralist ! obtuse wise man ! ignorant Doctor of Laws ! For thee Imogen, that purest, that... | |
 | Richard Grant White - 1854 - 594 pages
...baa many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes ; but they are obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark the...of the events in any system of life, were to waste eriticism upon uuresisting imbecility, upon faults too evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation."... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 350 pages
...obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity o*" the conduct, the confusion of the names and manners...events in any system of life, were to waste criticism on unresisting imbecility ; on faults too evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation ' 1(35... | |
 | 1858 - 456 pages
...has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes ; but they are obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark the...evident for detection and too gross for aggravation." Pope's perversion of the Homeric spirit in his translation of the Iliad is well known ; while the absurdity... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...play has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark the...detection, and too gross for aggravation. — Johnson. lachimo. Strange fowl light upon neighbouring ponds.— Act 1, Sc. o. Imagen. Most miserable Is the... | |
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