Tis true, those beauties of the French poesy are such as will raise perfection higher where it is, but are not sufficient to give it where it is not: they are indeed the beauties of a statue, but not of a man, because not animated with the soul of Poesy,... Dramatic Essays - Page 32by John Dryden - 1921 - 299 lehteFull view - About this book
| John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 lehte
...it is, but arc not sufficient to give it where it is not: they are indeed the bcanticg_ of a_statuc, but not of a man, because not animated with the soul...of poesy, which is imitation of humour and passions t and this Lisidcius himself, or any other, however biassed to their party, cannot but acknowledge,... | |
| John Dryden, John Mitford - 1844 - 536 lehte
...sufficient to give it where it is not : they are indeed the heauties of a statue, hut not of a man, hecause not animated with the soul of poesy, which is imitation...and this Lisideius himself, or any other, however hiassed to their party, cannot hut acknowledge, if he will either compare the humours of our comedies,... | |
| John Dryden - 1859 - 482 lehte
...sufficient to give it where it u not : they are indeed the heauties of a statue, hut not of a man, hecause not animated with the soul of poesy, which is imitation...and this Lisideius himself, or any other, however hiassed to their party, cannot hut acknowledge, if he will either compare the humours of our comedies,... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 738 lehte
...derrière la scène, « il ya une sorte d'âpreté farouche I. The beauties of the French poesy are the beauties of a statue, but not of a man, because not...poesy, which is imitation of humour and passions.... Ile who will look upon their plays whioh have been writt1.-n 'till these last ten years or thereabouts,... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 722 lehte
...derrière la scène, « il ya urte sorte d'âpreté farouche 1. The beauties of the French poesy are the beauties of a statue, but not of a man, because not...poesy, which is imitation of humour and passions.... He who will lookupon their plays which have beenwritten 'till thcse last ten years or thereabouts,... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 720 lehte
...scène, « il ya une sorte d'âpreté farouche 1. The beauties of the French poesy are the beauties of » statue, but not of a man, because not animated with...poesy, which is imitation of humour and passions.... He who will look upon their plays which have been written 'till these last ten years or thereabouts,... | |
| Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 lehte
...an English pit can blame in the French stage. He says : * The beauties of the French poesy are the beauties of a statue, but not of a man, because not...poesy, which is imitation of humour and passions. . . . He who will look upon their plays which have been written till these last ten years, or thereabouts,... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 568 lehte
...an English pit can blame in the French stage. He says : ' The beauties of the French poesy are the beauties of a statue, but not of a man, because not...poesy, which is imitation of humour and passions. . . . He who will look upon their plays which have been written till these last ten years, or thereabouts,... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 564 lehte
...an English pit can blame in the French stage. He says : ' The beauties of the French poesy are the beauties of a statue, but not of a man, because not animated with the soul of poesy, which ia imitation of humour and passions. . . . He who will look upon their plays which have been written... | |
| Edward Arber - 1877 - 668 lehte
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