Critical Essays on Dramatic PoetryRobert Urie, 1761 - 195 pages |
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... interest is lost when divided ; " but above all , said they , let your piece be simple ; imitate that excellency of the Geeeks ; be affured that a multiplicity of events , and a complication of interests is only the resource of barren ...
... interest is lost when divided ; " but above all , said they , let your piece be simple ; imitate that excellency of the Geeeks ; be affured that a multiplicity of events , and a complication of interests is only the resource of barren ...
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... interest , or little known their au- dience's inclinations , if they had never made an Oldfield , a Duclos * , or a le Couvreur † speak but of ambition or politics . The misfortune is , that love in our theatrical heroes is often ...
... interest , or little known their au- dience's inclinations , if they had never made an Oldfield , a Duclos * , or a le Couvreur † speak but of ambition or politics . The misfortune is , that love in our theatrical heroes is often ...
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... interest Oedipus was at last represented . One of the players , whose name was Quinaut , said , that to punish me for my obstinacy , they ought to act it with it's bad fourth act taken from the Greek . Besides , it was looked upon as ...
... interest Oedipus was at last represented . One of the players , whose name was Quinaut , said , that to punish me for my obstinacy , they ought to act it with it's bad fourth act taken from the Greek . Besides , it was looked upon as ...
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... is incapable of comprehending several objects at the same time ; * The greatest dramatic poet of the Spaniards , and almost the only one , whose works are known abroad . because the interest , which is divided , is soon [ 32 ]
... is incapable of comprehending several objects at the same time ; * The greatest dramatic poet of the Spaniards , and almost the only one , whose works are known abroad . because the interest , which is divided , is soon [ 32 ]
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Voltaire. because the interest , which is divided , is soon destroyed ; because we are even shocked at see- ing two different pieces of history in the same pic- ture ; and because nature alone points out to us this precept , which ought ...
Voltaire. because the interest , which is divided , is soon destroyed ; because we are even shocked at see- ing two different pieces of history in the same pic- ture ; and because nature alone points out to us this precept , which ought ...
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almoſt alſo anſwered antient beauties becauſe beſt Brutus cardinal Richelieu cauſe Chineſe comedy compoſe conſiſts converſation Corneille cuſtom defire deſerves Engliſh eſpecially eſteem Euripides expreſſed expreſſion fame fatire fatisfy faults finiſhed firſt fome France French fuch genius Greeks hiſtory honour houſe inſpire inſtructed intereſt intrigue itſelf knowlege laſt leaſt leſs madam manner Mariamne maſters meaſure Merope Moliere monfieur moſt Motte muſic muſt myſelf nation nature neceſſary obſerved Oedipus Paris paſſages paſſion perſonages perſons Phaedra philoſopher piece play pleaſe pleaſure poet poetry poſſeſſed preſent preſerved profe publiſhed Racine raiſe reaſon repreſentation repreſented reſpect ridicule ſame ſay ſcene ſecond ſee ſeems ſenſe ſentiments ſerved ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhew ſhort ſhould ſimple ſince ſituation ſome ſometimes ſon Sophocles ſpeak ſpectacle ſpectators ſpirit ſtage ſtile ſtill ſtriking ſubject ſucceſs ſuch ſuperior ſuppoſed ſurpriſing taſte theatre theſe thoſe tragedy tragic tranſlated uſe verſe Voltaire whoſe write wrote Zara
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Page 11 - 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.
Page 12 - 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.
Page 12 - 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...
Page 8 - 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...
Page 8 - 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!
Page 10 - 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...
Page 73 - 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.
Page 73 - 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.
Page 83 - On the calm, peaceful, flourishing head of it; Whence we may view, deep, wondrous deep below, How poor mistaken mortals wandering go...
Page 11 - ... 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.