 Is it not certain that the tragic and comic affections have been moved alternately, with equal force, and that no plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ?...  The Rambler - Page 99by Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787Full view - About this book
 | 1785 - 596 lehte
...not certain that the tragick and aimick affections have been moved alternately with equal force, ind that no plays have oftener filled the eye with tears,...works of genius merely by the event. The refiftlefs vicilfitudes of the heart, the alternate prevalence of merriment and folemnity, may fometimes be more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 422 lehte
...juft ? Is it not certain that• the tragick. and comick affections hare been N°is6- THE RAMBLER. 99 been moved alternately with equal force, and that...viciffitudes of the heart, this alternate prevalence of merriment and folemnity, may fometimes be more properly afcribed to the vigour of the writer than the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 lehte
...objection to be rather fubtle than juft ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affections have been moved alternately with equal force, and that...viciffitudes of the heart, this alternate prevalence of merriment and folemnity, may fometimes be more properly afcribed to the vigour of the writer than the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 582 lehte
...objection to be rather fubtle than juft ? Is it not certain that the tragick and iomick affections have been moved alternately with equal force, and that...palpitation, than thofe which are variegated with in. terludcs of mirth ? . I do not however think it fafe to judge of works of genius merely by the... | |
 | 1801 - 344 lehte
...objection to be rather fubtle than juil ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affedtions have been moved alternately with equal force, and that...works of genius merely by the event. The refiftlefs vieiffitudes of the heart, this alternate prevalence of merriment and folemnity, may fometimes be more... | |
 | 1803 - 296 lehte
...objection to be rather subtle than just ? Is it not certain that the tragic and comic affections have been moved alternately, with equal force, and that...plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however... | |
 | 1806 - 420 lehte
...than juft ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affections have i been. N-I56. THE RAMBLER. 99 been moved alternately with equal force, and that...the breaft with palpitation, than thofe which are varie» gated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however think it fafe to judge of works of genius... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 354 lehte
...objection to be rather subtile than just ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affections have been moved alternately with equal force ; and that...plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 310 lehte
...objection to be rather subtle than just ? Is it not certain that the tragick and comick affections have been moved alternately with equal force, and that...plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 412 lehte
...objection to be rather subtile than just ? Is it not certain that the tragic and comic affections have been moved alternately with equal force ^ and that...plays have oftener filled the eye with tears, and the breast with palpitation, than those which are variegated with interludes of mirth ? I do not however... | |
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