This 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 folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names and manners of... The Plays - Page 114by William Shakespeare - 1824Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...that this play was written after Cfe/2man had published his version of Homer. CYMBELINE. This play has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation. KING LEAR. The tragedy of Lear is deservedly celebrated among the dramas of Shaksfieare. There is perhaps... | |
| Charlotte Lennox - 1809 - 362 pages
...principles on which the novel is founded. J)r. Johnson says of this play : " To remark the folly 0[ die fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion...impossibility of the events in any system of life, were to ivaste criticism upon unresisting imbecility ; upon faults too evident for detection, and too gross... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 448 pages
...sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expence of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction,...the names, and manners of different times, and the impos.ibility of the events in any system of life, were to waste friticism upon unresisting imbecility,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...that this play was written after Chapman had published his version of Homer. CYMBELIN E. This play has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation. KING LEAR. The tragedy of Lear is deservedly celebrated among the dramas of Shakespeare. There is perhaps... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 524 pages
...This play has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes, but they ar« obtained at the expense of much incongruity. To remark...detection, and too gross for aggravation. JOHNSON. SONG, SUNG BY GUIDERIUS AND ARVIRAGUS OVER F1DELE, SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD. BY MR. WILLIAM COLLINS. To fair Fiddle's... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 498 pages
...sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expence of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction,...detection, and too gross for aggravation. JOHNSON. See page 95, note 7, A SONG, V BVNO BT OUfDBnnJS AND AnVilRAGUS OVKK TJDE1.E, TO SfC W1AD. BY MB, WILLIAM... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 528 pages
...Never was a war did cease» Ere bloody hands were wash'd, with such a peace. [Exeunt. This play has many just sentiments, some natural dialogues, and...expense of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fíctlon, the absurdity of the conduct,, the confusion of the names aud manners of different times,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the cxpence of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction,...detection, and too gross for aggravation. JOHNSON. Mr. Pope supposed the story of this play to have been taken from a novel of Boccace ; but he was mistaken,... | |
| David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 422 pages
...incon' gruily. To remark the folly of ' the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of thfr names and manners of different times, and the impossibility...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation." The wager between Posthumus and Jachimo is taken from Boccace, Decameron, Day iL Nov. 9. 558. CYMBELINE,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1812 - 368 pages
...sentiments, some natural dialogues, and some pleasing scenes, but they are obtained at the expence of much incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction,...different times, and the impossibility of the events in auy system of life, were to waste criticism upon unresisting imbecility, upon faults too evident for... | |
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