Curiosities of Literature, Band 4J. Murray, 1823 |
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... genius , it did the utmost intrepidity ; for the people were , through long habit , intoxicated with the wild amusement they amply received from their farces and moralities . The following curious anecdote , which followed this first ...
... genius , it did the utmost intrepidity ; for the people were , through long habit , intoxicated with the wild amusement they amply received from their farces and moralities . The following curious anecdote , which followed this first ...
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... genius . Scudery was the first who introduced the twenty - four hours from Aristotle ; and Mairet studied the construc- tion of the fable , and the rules of the drama . They yet groped in the dark , and their beauties were yet only ...
... genius . Scudery was the first who introduced the twenty - four hours from Aristotle ; and Mairet studied the construc- tion of the fable , and the rules of the drama . They yet groped in the dark , and their beauties were yet only ...
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... genius , requested leave to act this notable piece . Honest Anthony Wood tells us , that it being too grave for the king , and too scholastic for the au- ditory , or , as some have said , the actors had taken too much wine , his majesty ...
... genius , requested leave to act this notable piece . Honest Anthony Wood tells us , that it being too grave for the king , and too scholastic for the au- ditory , or , as some have said , the actors had taken too much wine , his majesty ...
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... genius in early life , till he became a mystical fanatic . It was said of him , that " he was the greatest madman among poets , and the best poet among madmen . " His comedy of " The 46 THE COMEDY OF A MADMAN . The comedy of a madman.
... genius in early life , till he became a mystical fanatic . It was said of him , that " he was the greatest madman among poets , and the best poet among madmen . " His comedy of " The 46 THE COMEDY OF A MADMAN . The comedy of a madman.
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... genius and lunacy , may be considered as a literary curiosity . In this singular comedy all Bedlam seems to be let loose on the stage , and every character has a high claim to an apartment in it . It is indeed suspected that the ...
... genius and lunacy , may be considered as a literary curiosity . In this singular comedy all Bedlam seems to be let loose on the stage , and every character has a high claim to an apartment in it . It is indeed suspected that the ...
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Seite 144 - The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Seite 160 - Under an oak, whose antique root peeps out Upon the brook that brawls along this wood : To the which place a poor ^sequester'd stag, That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt...
Seite 137 - The imperial ensign, which, full high advanced, Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind...
Seite 135 - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep.
Seite 283 - My prime of youth is but a frost of cares; My feast of joy is but a dish of pain; My crop of corn is but a field of tares; And all my good is but vain hope of gain. The day is fled, and yet I saw no sun; And now I live, and now my life is done.
Seite 154 - ... human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from Infinite to thee, From thee to nothing. On superior...
Seite 218 - I knew a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation.
Seite 146 - Comedy will (I think) by nobody be blamed, and much less of the high and excellent Tragedy, that openeth the greatest wounds, and showeth forth the ulcers that are covered with tissue...
Seite 149 - The birds their quire apply ; airs, vernal airs, Breathing the smell of field and grove, attune The trembling leaves, while universal Pan, Knit with the Graces and the Hours in dance, Led on the eternal Spring.
Seite 153 - Here let me sit in sorrow for mankind, Like yon neglected shrub at random cast, That shades the steep, and sighs at every blast.