| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1798 - 394 lehte
...subject;"' so likewise is the Poet to reject all incidents which are foreign to his Poem, and are naturally no parts of it: they are wens, and other excrescences, which belong not to the body, bu£ deform it. No person, no incident in the piece or in the play, but must be of use to carry on... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 662 lehte
...subject, so likewise is the poet to reject all incidents which are foreign to his poem, and are naturally no parts of it ; they are wens and other excrescences,...play, but must be of use to carry on the main design. AB things else are like six fingers to the hand, when" nature, which is superfluous in nothing, can... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - 1809 - 438 lehte
...subject;" so likewise is the Poet to reject all incidents which are foreign to his Poem, and are naturally no parts of it: they are wens, and other excrescences,...All things else are like six fingers to the hand, whe^ nature, which is superfluous in 'nothing, can do her work with five. «' A Paintcr must reject... | |
| William Mason - 1811 - 432 lehte
...;" so likewise is the Poet to reject all incidents which are foreign to his poem, and are naturally no parts of it : they are wens, and other excrescences,...of use to carry on the main design. All things else areJike six fingers to the hand, when nature, which is superfluous in nothing, can do her work with... | |
| William Mason - 1811 - 438 lehte
...;" so likewise is the Poet to reject all incidents which are foreign to his poem, and are naturally no parts of it : they are wens, and other excrescences, which belong not to the hody, but deform it. No person, no incident in the piece or ' in the play, but must be of use to carry... | |
| Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 284 lehte
...subject;" so likewise is the poet to reject all incidents which are foreign to his poem, and are naturally no parts of it : they are wens, and other excrescences,...design. All things else are like six fingers to the band, when nature, which is superfluous in nothing, can do her work with five. " A painter must reject... | |
| George Crabb - 1826 - 768 lehte
...plays require to be full of incident in order to render them interesting ; ' No person, no incident in the play, but must be of use to carry on the main design.' DEYDEN. Romances and novels derive most of their charms from the extravagance of the adventures which... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 822 lehte
...and seyde. Widif. And /r» of them were wise, and_/i« were foolish. Matthew. Ko person, no incident, but must be of use to carry on the main design : all...nature, which is superfluous in nothing, can do her work with^re. Dryden. Five herds, Jive bleating flocks, his pastures filled. ' Id. Our British youth lose... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 792 lehte
...seydc. tt'irlif. Au,l //. , of them were wiie, and/it* were foolish. Mattlirw. No person, no incident, but must be of use to carry on the main design : all...else are like six fingers to the hand, when nature, wnich is superfluoiw in nothing, can do her work withytiv. Drydtn. Fax herds, fax bleating flocks,... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 396 lehte
...wandered into. Milton. I treat either purposely or incidentally of colors. Boyle. No person, no incjdtnt in the play, but must be of use to carry on the main design. Drydtm. He enjoys his happy state most when he communicates it, and receives a more vigorous joy from... | |
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