| William Congreve - 1774 - 438 pages
...moft of our Comedies, are of Fools fo grofs, that, in my humble Opinion, they mould rather difturb than divert the well-natured and reflecting Part of an Audience ; they are rather Objects of Charity than Contempt; and inftead of moving our Mirth, they <>ugTu very often to excite... | |
| John Bell - English drama - 1777 - 456 pages
...moft of our comedies, are of fools fo grofs, that, in my humble opinion, they fliould rather difturb than divert the well-natured and reflecting part of an audience; they are rather obje£b of charity than contempt; and inftead of moving our mirth, they ought very often to excite... | |
| Hartley Coleridge - Biography - 1833 - 764 pages
...which secms now to be predominant in the palates of our audience. Those characters which ore meant to be ridiculed in most of our comedies, are of fools...should rather disturb than divert the well-natured and reflective part of an audience: they are rather objects of charity than contempt, and instead of moving... | |
| Hartley Coleridge - Lancashire (England) - 1836 - 774 pages
...which seems now to be predominant in the palates of our audience. Those characters which are meant to be ridiculed in most of our comedies, are of fools...opinion they should rather disturb than divert the well-uatnred and reflective part of an audience: they are rather objects of charity than contempt,... | |
| William Wycherley, Leigh Hunt - English drama - 1840 - 784 pages
...which seems now to be predominant in the palates of our audience. Those characters which are meant to be ridiculed in most of our comedies, are of fools...and reflecting part of an audience ; they are rather objecte of charity than contempt ; and instead of moving our mirth, they ought very often to excite... | |
| William Wycherley, Leigh Hunt - Bookbinders - 1840 - 782 pages
...which seems now to be predominant in the palates of our audience. Those characters which are meant to be ridiculed in most of our comedies, are of fools so gross, that, in mj buinbl opinion, they should ruthcr disturb than divert the well-natured and reflecting part of an... | |
| Hartley Coleridge - Lancashire (England) - 1852 - 406 pages
...which seems now to be predominant in the palates of our audience. Those characters which are meant to be ridiculed in most of our comedies, are of fools...should rather disturb than divert the well-natured and reflective part of an audience: they are rather objects of charity than contempt, and instead of moving... | |
| William Wycherley, William Congreve, Leigh Hunt, Sir John Vanbrugh - English drama - 1866 - 768 pages
...seems now to be predominant in the palates of our audience. Those characters which are meant to bo ridiculed in most of our comedies, are of fools so...and reflecting part of an audience ; they are rather objects of charity than contempt ; and instead of moving our mirth, they ought very often to excite... | |
| William Wycherley - 1875 - 770 pages
...audience. Those characters which are meant to bo ridiculed in most of our comedies, are of fools но arc rather objecte of charity than contempt ; and instead of moving our mirth, they ought very often... | |
| William Wycherley - 1875 - 770 pages
...which seems now to bo predominant in the palates of our audience. Those characters which are meant to be ridiculed in most of our comedies, are of fools so gross, that, in my bumble opinion, they should rather disturb than divert the well-natured and reflecting part of an audience... | |
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