Elements of Criticism: Volume I [-II]., Volume 2A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh., 1765 - Criticism |
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Page 163
... stage , where laboured in- version is extremely improper , because in dia- logue it never can appear natural . Hitherto I have considered the advantage of laying afide rhyme , with respect to that fuperior power of expreffion which ...
... stage , where laboured in- version is extremely improper , because in dia- logue it never can appear natural . Hitherto I have considered the advantage of laying afide rhyme , with respect to that fuperior power of expreffion which ...
Page 171
... stage , about the middle of the third act . The speech of Alicia , at the close of the fourth act of Jane Shore , puts the matter beyond doubt : in a scene of deep distress , the rhymes which finish the act , pro duce a certain gaiety ...
... stage , about the middle of the third act . The speech of Alicia , at the close of the fourth act of Jane Shore , puts the matter beyond doubt : in a scene of deep distress , the rhymes which finish the act , pro duce a certain gaiety ...
Page 192
... stage , Are idly bent on him that enters next , Thinking his prattle to be tedious : Even so , or with much more contempt , mens eyes Did scowl on Richard ; no man cry'd , God save him ! No joyful tongue gave him his welcome home ; But ...
... stage , Are idly bent on him that enters next , Thinking his prattle to be tedious : Even so , or with much more contempt , mens eyes Did scowl on Richard ; no man cry'd , God save him ! No joyful tongue gave him his welcome home ; But ...
Page 193
... stage , And then is heard no more . Macbeath , act 5. fc . 5 . O thou Goddess , Thou divine Nature ! how thyself thou blazon'st In these two princely boys ! they are as gentle As zephyrs blowing below the violet , Not wagging his sweet ...
... stage , And then is heard no more . Macbeath , act 5. fc . 5 . O thou Goddess , Thou divine Nature ! how thyself thou blazon'st In these two princely boys ! they are as gentle As zephyrs blowing below the violet , Not wagging his sweet ...
Page 289
... stage among the moderns , & c . There is a time when factions , by the vehemence of their own fermentation , stun and disable one another . Bolingbroke . This fault of jumbling the figure and plain ex- preffion into one confufed mass ...
... stage among the moderns , & c . There is a time when factions , by the vehemence of their own fermentation , stun and disable one another . Bolingbroke . This fault of jumbling the figure and plain ex- preffion into one confufed mass ...
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