Critical Essays on Dramatic PoetryRobert Urie, 1761 - 195 oldal |
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... Corneille , will be , with justice , looked upon , not as an enterprizing genius , who opens out to himself a new road , but as a very weak man unable to fupport himsef in the antient track . It has been attempted to give us tragedies ...
... Corneille , will be , with justice , looked upon , not as an enterprizing genius , who opens out to himself a new road , but as a very weak man unable to fupport himsef in the antient track . It has been attempted to give us tragedies ...
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... Corneille . But your most irregular plays have one great merit , which is that of action . We have tragedies in France that are esteem . ed , which are conversations , rather than a re- prefentation of facts . An Italian author wrote to ...
... Corneille . But your most irregular plays have one great merit , which is that of action . We have tragedies in France that are esteem . ed , which are conversations , rather than a re- prefentation of facts . An Italian author wrote to ...
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... Corneille once dared attempt in his Rodogune . He introduces a mo- ther , who , in prefence of her courtiers , and an ambassador , wants to poifon her fon and her daughter - in - law , after having killed another fon with her own hands ...
... Corneille once dared attempt in his Rodogune . He introduces a mo- ther , who , in prefence of her courtiers , and an ambassador , wants to poifon her fon and her daughter - in - law , after having killed another fon with her own hands ...
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... Corneille is never truly great , but when his expreffions are equal . to his thoughts . Remember this precept of Mr. Boileau : Et qui tout ce qu'il dit facile à retenir , De fon ouvrage en vous laiffe un long fouvenir . * This is what ...
... Corneille is never truly great , but when his expreffions are equal . to his thoughts . Remember this precept of Mr. Boileau : Et qui tout ce qu'il dit facile à retenir , De fon ouvrage en vous laiffe un long fouvenir . * This is what ...
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... Corneille had already handled fo fuccessfully . Corneille's Oedipus at that time was thought excellent ; but , for my part , I found it a very bad performance : twelve years ago [ 26 ]
... Corneille had already handled fo fuccessfully . Corneille's Oedipus at that time was thought excellent ; but , for my part , I found it a very bad performance : twelve years ago [ 26 ]
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11. oldal - 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.
12. oldal - 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.
12. oldal - Capitol; his glory not extenuated, wherein he was worthy, nor his offences enforced, for which he suffered death. Enter ANTONY and others, with 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, a place in the commonwealth ; as which of you shall not...
8. oldal - 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...
8. oldal - CATO; Alas ! my friends ! Why mourn you thus ? let not a private loss Afflict your hearts. 'Tis Rome requires our tears. The mistress of the world, the seat of empire, The nurse of heroes, the delight of gods, That humbled the proud tyrants of the earth, And set the nations free, Rome is no more. O liberty! O virtue ! O my country!
10. oldal - 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. It is ever the nature of parties to be in extremes ; and nothing is so probable, as that because Ben...
73. oldal - 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.
73. oldal - As all your bus'ness were to count my passion. One day past by and nothing saw but love ; Another came, and still 'twas only love: The suns were weary'd out with looking on, And I untir'd with loving.
83. oldal - On the calm, peaceful, flourishing head of it; Whence we may view, deep, wondrous deep below, How poor mistaken mortals wandering go...
11. oldal - ... fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him : but, as he was ambitious, I flew him: There are tears, for his love; joy, for his fortune; honour, for his valour; and death, for his ambition.