 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 oldal
...failure as a tragedy-writer. In his criticism of Addison's Cato he says : — ' Of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue...a drama, rather a succession of just sentiments in elegaat When asked how he felt upon the ill success of his tragedy, he replied, ' Like the Monument'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 oldal
...that ii> is rather* poem in dialogue than a dr?.ma, rather a succession of just sentiments inelej-int language, than a representation of natural affections,...life. Nothing here " excites or assuages " emotion;" • . • :' emotion :" here is " no magical power of raising phantastick terror or wild ' anxiety."... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 oldal
...which the publick thinks long, it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a fucceffion of of juft fentiments in elegant language, than a reprefentation of natural affections,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 oldal
...publick thinks long» • it commonly attains to think right; and of Cato it has been not unjuftly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a fucceffion of juft fentiments in elegant language, than a reprefentation of natural affections, or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 oldal
...generally too philofophic. What johnfon has faid of the Tragedy of Cato may be applied to Irene ; " It is rather a poem in dialogue " than a drama ; rather a fucceffion of juft " fentiments in elegant language, than a re" prefentation of natural affections.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 oldal
...generally too philofophic. What Johnfon has faid of the Tragedy of Cato may be applied to Irene ; " It is rather a poem in dialogue " than a drama ; rather a fucceffion of juft '' fentiments in elegant language, than a re-" prefentation of natural affections.... | |
 | 1803 - 420 oldal
...on which the public thinks long, it commonly attains to thinks right ; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue...or of any state probable or possible in human life. While Cato was upon the stage, another daily paper called the Guardian, was published by Steele. To... | |
 | 1803 - 434 oldal
...on which the public thinks long, it commonly attains to thinks right ; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue...or of any state probable or possible in human life. While Cato was upon the stage, another daily paper called the Guardian, was published by Steele. To... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 oldal
...things on which the public thinks long, it commonly attains to thinjc right; and of Cato it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue...life. Nothing here " excites or assuages " emotion i** " emotion :" here is " no magical power of raising phantastick terror or wild " anxiety." The events... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 238 oldal
...very pertinently observes that what Johnson has said of the tragedy of Cato may be applied to Irene. ' It is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama ; rather...language, than a representation of natural affections. Nothing excites or assuages emotion. The events are expected without solicitude, and remembered without... | |
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Cato' it has been not unjustly determined, that it is rather a poem in dialogue than a drama, rather a succession of just sentiments in elegant language, than a representation of natural affections, or of any state probable or possible in human life.... 
