 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820
...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 - 1821
...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 Shakspeare,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821
...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 yery vehemently reproach him, that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823
...drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be ,amented, 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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823
...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 - 1823
...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 Shakspeare,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - عدد الصفحات: 788
...the 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,...suitable to the minute and slender criticism of Voltaire : Non usque adeo permiscuit ¡mis Longus summa dies, m non, si voie Metelli Sei vcntur lege«, maliiit... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824
...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,...that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive, become the comprehensive genius of Shakespeare,... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 615
...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 Shakspeare,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825
...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,...that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive, become the comprehensive genius of Shakespeare,... | |
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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... 
