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The only circumstances in which it was thought not impossible to improve on the manner in which the German critic has executed this part of his design were in avoiding an appearance of mysticism in his style , not very attractive to the ...
The only circumstances in which it was thought not impossible to improve on the manner in which the German critic has executed this part of his design were in avoiding an appearance of mysticism in his style , not very attractive to the ...
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Common sense sympathizes with the impressions of things on ordinary minds in ordinary circumstances : genius catches the glancing combinations presented to the eye of fancy , under the influence of passion .
Common sense sympathizes with the impressions of things on ordinary minds in ordinary circumstances : genius catches the glancing combinations presented to the eye of fancy , under the influence of passion .
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... consists merely in a conformity to rules , is counterbalanced by the technical violation of them . Another circumstance which led to Dr. Johnson's indiscriminate praise or censure of Shakspeare , is the very structure of his style .
... consists merely in a conformity to rules , is counterbalanced by the technical violation of them . Another circumstance which led to Dr. Johnson's indiscriminate praise or censure of Shakspeare , is the very structure of his style .
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It may be considered as a dramatic romance , in which the most striking parts of the story are thrown into the form of a dialogue , and the intermediate circumstances are explained by the different speakers , as occasion renders it ...
It may be considered as a dramatic romance , in which the most striking parts of the story are thrown into the form of a dialogue , and the intermediate circumstances are explained by the different speakers , as occasion renders it ...
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Cibber , in speaking of the early English stage , accounts for the want of prominence and theatrical display in Shakspeare's female characters from the circumstance , that women in those days were not allowed to play parts of women ...
Cibber , in speaking of the early English stage , accounts for the want of prominence and theatrical display in Shakspeare's female characters from the circumstance , that women in those days were not allowed to play parts of women ...
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| Title | Characters of Shakespeare's Plays Wiley & Putnam's library of choice reading |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Publisher | Wiley and Putnam, 1845 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 5 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 229 pages |
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