 | William Richardson - Tragedy - 1774 - 262 pages
...the time perhaps mail happen when I may have daughters, who may requite my generofity and affedlion with unkindnefs and ingratitude. And I lament the...fame manner, " as a " mother weeps over her babe, (t when me remembers, that death I 1 6 Introduftion. " may take it from her. " Now this allufion, if... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...ourfelves unhappy for a Moment; but we rather lament the Pofiibihty,. than fuppofe the Prefence of Mifery ; as a Mother weeps .over her Babe, when fhe remembers that Death may take it from her. The Delight of Tragedy proceeds from our Confcioufnefs of Fiction ; if we thought Murders and Treafons... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Moment; but we rather lament the Poffibility, thai* fuppofe the Prefence of Mifery ; as a Mother weep» over her Babe, when fhe remembers that Death may take it from her. The Delight of Tragedy proceed*from our Confcioufnefs of Fiction ;• if we thought Murders and Treafons... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...ourfelves unhappy for a moment; but we rather lament the poffibility than fuppofe the prefence of mifery, as a mother weeps over her babe, when fhe remembers that death may take it from her. The delight of tragedy proceeds from '. our confcioufnefs of fiction ; if we thought murders and treafons... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...ourfelves unhappy for a moment'; but we rather lament the poflibility than fuppofe the prefence of mifery, as a mother weeps over her babe, when fhe remembers that death may take it from her. The delight of tragedy proceeds from our confcioufnefs of fiction ; if we thought murders and treafons... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...ourfelves unhappy for a moment ; but we rather lament the poflibility than fuppofe the prefence of mifery, as a mother weeps over her babe, when fhe remembers that death may take it from her. The delight of tragedy proceeds from our confcioufnefs of fiction ; if we thought murders and treafons... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...ourfelves unhappy for a moment ; but we rather lament the poffibility than fuppofe the prefence of mifery, as a mother weeps over her babe, when fhe remembers that death may take it from her. The delight of tragedy proceeds from our confcioufnefs I of fiction ; if we thought murders and treafons... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...ourfelves unhappy for a moment ; but we rather lament the poffibility than fuppofe the prefence of mifery, as a mother weeps over her babe, when fhe remembers that death may take it from her. The delight of tragedy proceeds from our confcioufnefs of fietion ; if we thought murders and treafons... | |
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... than fuppofe the prefence of mifery, as a mother weeps over her babe, when fhe remembers that death may take it from her. The delight of tragedy proceeds from our confcioufnefs of fiction ; if we thought murders and treafons real, they would pleafe... 