Addison and Steele, the Critical HeritageEdward Alan Bloom, Lillian D. Bloom Routledge & K. Paul, 1980 - 480 pages |
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Page 160
... Judgment , that a Play is the very best that ever came upon the English Stage , requires vast Considera- tion , profound Reflection , and a long , long Comparison . And what Mortal is qualify'd to pass such a Judgment upon a single ...
... Judgment , that a Play is the very best that ever came upon the English Stage , requires vast Considera- tion , profound Reflection , and a long , long Comparison . And what Mortal is qualify'd to pass such a Judgment upon a single ...
Page 194
... Judgment , were obliged to retrace , to preserve their own Reputa- tions . Dick . Well , dear Freeman , don't be too unkind in the Remembrance of past Faults , for which I have undergone a sorrowful Penance . I confess I was too forward ...
... Judgment , were obliged to retrace , to preserve their own Reputa- tions . Dick . Well , dear Freeman , don't be too unkind in the Remembrance of past Faults , for which I have undergone a sorrowful Penance . I confess I was too forward ...
Page 284
... Judgment , and sometimes too of those who have it , and like a fierce outrageous Torrent , bear down all Opposition before them ; That a Man of Judgment is calm and patient under Contradiction , be- cause he knows he is in the right ...
... Judgment , and sometimes too of those who have it , and like a fierce outrageous Torrent , bear down all Opposition before them ; That a Man of Judgment is calm and patient under Contradiction , be- cause he knows he is in the right ...
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