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Page 152
A Sa perfect tragedy is the noblest production of human nature , so it is capable
of giving the mind one of the most delightful and most improving entertainments .
A virtuous man , says Seneca , struggling with misfortunes , is such a spectacle ...
A Sa perfect tragedy is the noblest production of human nature , so it is capable
of giving the mind one of the most delightful and most improving entertainments .
A virtuous man , says Seneca , struggling with misfortunes , is such a spectacle ...
Page 153
We make the same observation of our English blank verse , which often enters
into our common discourse , though we do not attend to it , and is such a due
medium between rhime and proíe , that it feems wonderfully adapted i tragedy : I
am ...
We make the same observation of our English blank verse , which often enters
into our common discourse , though we do not attend to it , and is such a due
medium between rhime and proíe , that it feems wonderfully adapted i tragedy : I
am ...
Page 155
Among our modern English poets , there is none who was better turned for
tragedy than Lee ; if , instead of favouring the impetuosity of his genius he had
restrained it , and kept it within its proper bounds . His thoughts are wonderfully
suited to ...
Among our modern English poets , there is none who was better turned for
tragedy than Lee ; if , instead of favouring the impetuosity of his genius he had
restrained it , and kept it within its proper bounds . His thoughts are wonderfully
suited to ...
Page 157
We find that good and evil happen alike to all men on this fide the grave ; and as
the principal design of tragedy is to raise commiseration and terror in the minds of
the audience , we shall defeat this great end , if we always make virtue and ...
We find that good and evil happen alike to all men on this fide the grave ; and as
the principal design of tragedy is to raise commiseration and terror in the minds of
the audience , we shall defeat this great end , if we always make virtue and ...
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our English tragedy : I mean those particular speeches which are commonly
known by the name of rants . The warm and passionate parts of a tragedy are
always the most taking with the audience ; for which reason we often fee the
players ...
our English tragedy : I mean those particular speeches which are commonly
known by the name of rants . The warm and passionate parts of a tragedy are
always the most taking with the audience ; for which reason we often fee the
players ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Spectator, Volume 1 The Spectator, Joseph Addison |
| Author | Joseph Addison |
| Published | 1793 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 3 Oct 2012 |
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