The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... writing tragedies , but against the criti- cism that would establish this as the only method ; and by that means would very much cramp the English tragedy , and perhaps give a wrong bent to the genius of our writers . The tragi - comedy ...
... writing tragedies , but against the criti- cism that would establish this as the only method ; and by that means would very much cramp the English tragedy , and perhaps give a wrong bent to the genius of our writers . The tragi - comedy ...
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... writing , were destitute of all rules and arts of criticism ; and for that reason , though they excel later writers in greatness of ge- nus , they fall short of them in accuracy and cor- rectness . The moderns cannot reach their ...
... writing , were destitute of all rules and arts of criticism ; and for that reason , though they excel later writers in greatness of ge- nus , they fall short of them in accuracy and cor- rectness . The moderns cannot reach their ...
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... writing , that beautiful simplicity , which we so much admire in the composi- tions of the ancients ; and which nobody deviates from , but those who want strength of genius to make a thought shine in its own natural beauties . Poets who ...
... writing , that beautiful simplicity , which we so much admire in the composi- tions of the ancients ; and which nobody deviates from , but those who want strength of genius to make a thought shine in its own natural beauties . Poets who ...
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acquaint acrostics Addison admiration Æneid agreeable anagrams ancient appear Aristotle audience beauty behaviour Ben Jonson called character club coffee-house consider conversation delight discourse dress DRYDEN endeavour English entertainment Ephesian Matron eyes favour genius gentleman George Etheridge give hand heart hero honour Hudibras humble servant humour Italian kind King lady laugh learned letter likewise lion live look Lord lover mankind manner March 15 means mind nature never night observed occasion opera OVID paper particular passion person Pharamond Pict piece play pleased pleasure poem poet present prince reader reason ROSCOMMON says scenes sense shew Siege of Damascus Sir Roger speak Spectator stage talk taste Tatler tell thing THOMAS PARNELL thou thought tion told town tragedy Tryphiodorus turn verses VIRG Virgil virtue whig whole woman women words writing young