Critical Essays on Dramatic PoetryL. Davis and C. Reymers, 1761 - 274 pages |
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Page 15
... better judge . If there be any in this af- fembly , any dear friend of Cæfar's , to him I fay , that Brutus ' love to Cæfar was no lefs than his . If then that friend demand , why Brutus rofe against Cæfar , this is my answer : not that ...
... better judge . If there be any in this af- fembly , any dear friend of Cæfar's , to him I fay , that Brutus ' love to Cæfar was no lefs than his . If then that friend demand , why Brutus rofe against Cæfar , this is my answer : not that ...
Page 27
... fame things he did ; only because he faid them better . Corneille is never truly great , but when his expreffions are equal to his thoughts . Remember this precept of Mr. Boileau : C. 2 Et Et que tout ce qu'il dit facile à retenir , [ 27 ]
... fame things he did ; only because he faid them better . Corneille is never truly great , but when his expreffions are equal to his thoughts . Remember this precept of Mr. Boileau : C. 2 Et Et que tout ce qu'il dit facile à retenir , [ 27 ]
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... better of it , to prove that it is not irrefiftible . Otherwife it will be more properly adapted to eclogues and to comedy . ' Tis you , my lord , who are to de termine whether I have fulfilled any of thefe conditions ; but above all ...
... better of it , to prove that it is not irrefiftible . Otherwife it will be more properly adapted to eclogues and to comedy . ' Tis you , my lord , who are to de termine whether I have fulfilled any of thefe conditions ; but above all ...
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... better ac- quainted with that of Athens . I confulted Mr. Dacier + who advised me to intro- . duce * The author wrote this play when he was but nineteen . It was acted in the year 1718 , and ran forty - five nights fucceffively . + A ...
... better ac- quainted with that of Athens . I confulted Mr. Dacier + who advised me to intro- . duce * The author wrote this play when he was but nineteen . It was acted in the year 1718 , and ran forty - five nights fucceffively . + A ...
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... better of every thing at laft , they have all now bent to it . The english writers at pre- fent affect to declare before their plays ; that the continuance of the action is the fame with that of the representation ; they go farther than ...
... better of every thing at laft , they have all now bent to it . The english writers at pre- fent affect to declare before their plays ; that the continuance of the action is the fame with that of the representation ; they go farther than ...
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Æneid affert againſt alfo almoſt alſo Alzira ancient anſwer Athens beauties becauſe beſt Brutus Cæfar cardinal Richelieu caufe chineſe Cinna comedy Corneille cuſtom defire Edipus engliſh Euripides expreffed faid fame fatisfied faults fcene feems fentiments feveral fhall fhew fhould fimple fince firft firſt fome fometimes foon fpectacle France french ftage ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuperior gallantry genius greateſt Greeks himſelf hiſtory honour imitated interefting itſelf laft laſt lefs manner Mariamne Merope moft monfieur de Voltaire moſt Motte mufic muft muſt myſelf nation nature neceffary notwithſtanding paffages paffion Paris perfonages perfons Phædra philofopher piece play pleaſed pleaſure poet poetry poffefs prefent profe publiſhed Racine raiſe reafon refpects reprefent repreſentation ridicule ſay ſcene ſeems Semiramis Shakeſpear ſhall ſome Sophocles ſpeak ſtage Tartuffe taſte theatre thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe three unities tragedy tragic tranflated uſe verfe verſes Virgil Voltaire whofe whoſe write wrote Zara
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Page 15 - Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him : but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition.
Page 16 - Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony: who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the commonwealth ; As which of you shall not ? With this I depart ; That, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself, when it shall please my country to need my death.
Page 15 - Romans, countrymen, and lovers ! hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear : believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe : censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.
Page 71 - Moi-même, pour tout fruit de mes soins superflus, Maintenant je me cherche, et ne me trouve plus': Mon arc, mes javelots, mon char, tout m'importune...
Page 71 - Présente, je vous fuis : -absente, je vous trouve; Dans le fond des forêts votre image me suit; La lumière du jour, les ombres de la nuit, Tout retrace à mes yeux les charmes que j'évite ; Tout vous livre à l'envi le rebelle Hippolyte.
Page 14 - I am inclined to think, this opinion proceeded originally from the zeal of the partizans of our author and Ben Jonson ; as they endeavoured to exalt the one at the expence of the other.
Page 16 - CESAR'S Body. Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony : who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying...
Page 105 - Come to me, come, my soldier, to my arms! You've been too long away from my embraces; But, when I have you fast, and all my own, With broken murmurs, and with amorous sighs, I'll say, you were unkind, and punish you, And mark you red with many an eager kiss.
Page 71 - Asservi maintenant sous la commune loi, Par quel trouble me vois-je emporté loin de moi! Un moment a vaincu mon audace imprudente : Cette âme si superbe est enfin dépendante.
Page 11 - How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue ! Who would not be that youth ? what pity is it That we can die but once to serve our country...