 | William Shakespeare - 1811
...drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not observed : nor, if such another poet could...that his first Act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive, become the comprehensive genius of Shakspearc,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810
...drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not observed : nor, if such another poet could arise, should I very vehemently reproach him, if his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814
...drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him. or not observed : nor, if such another poet could...that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive, become the comprehensive genins of Shakspeare.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816
...drama, lessens its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented that they were not known by him, or not observed: nor, if such another poet could arise,...that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules, merely positive, become the comprehensive genius of Shakespeare,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816
...drama lessen it's variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not observed. Nor, if such another poet could arise,...that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive become the comprehensive genius of Shakspeare ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816
...drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not observed : nor, if such another poet could...that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of jules merely positive become the comprehensive genius of Shakespeare,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816
...drama lessen it's variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not observed. Nor, if such another poet could arise,...that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive become the comprehensive genius of Shakspeare ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816
...drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not observed : nor, if such another poet could...that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive become the comprehensive genius of Shakespeare,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817
...variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not ob•erved : nor, if such another poet could arise, should I very...that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive, become the comprehensive genius of Shakespeare,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 402
...arise, should I very vehemently reproach him, that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive become the comprehensive genius of Shakespeare, and such censures are suitable to the minute and slender criticism of Voltaire. i If on... | |
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... have begun by chance. As nothing is essential to the fable but unity of action, and as the unities of time and place arise evidently from false assumptions, and by circumscribing the extent of the drama lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to... 
