Characters of Shakespeare's PlaysWiley and Putnam, 1845 - 229 pages |
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... the com- mencing volume of a rich and attractive series - an edi- tion of the miscellaneous and scattered writings of this Patriot , Metaphysician , and Critic . This latter class ADVERTISEMENT TO THE PRESENT EDITION.
... the com- mencing volume of a rich and attractive series - an edi- tion of the miscellaneous and scattered writings of this Patriot , Metaphysician , and Critic . This latter class ADVERTISEMENT TO THE PRESENT EDITION.
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William Hazlitt. Patriot , Metaphysician , and Critic . This latter class of seekers is rapidly increasing , as copies of the old editions disappear and the name of their author comes brighter and brighter out of the " foul fog " in ...
William Hazlitt. Patriot , Metaphysician , and Critic . This latter class of seekers is rapidly increasing , as copies of the old editions disappear and the name of their author comes brighter and brighter out of the " foul fog " in ...
Page xii
... critic has executed this part of his design were in avoiding an appearance of mysticism in his style , not very attractive to the English reader , and in bringing illustrations from particular pas- sages of the plays themselves , of ...
... critic has executed this part of his design were in avoiding an appearance of mysticism in his style , not very attractive to the English reader , and in bringing illustrations from particular pas- sages of the plays themselves , of ...
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... critic in behalf of Shakspeare , because our own countryman , Dr. Johnson , has not been so favorable . to him . It ... critic must necessarily be a poet : but to be a good critic , he B ought not to be a bad poet . Such poetry PREFACE ...
... critic in behalf of Shakspeare , because our own countryman , Dr. Johnson , has not been so favorable . to him . It ... critic must necessarily be a poet : but to be a good critic , he B ought not to be a bad poet . Such poetry PREFACE ...
Page xxii
... critic seems more bent on maintaining the equilibrium of his style than the consistency or truth of his opinions . If Dr. Johnson's opi- nion was right , the following observations on Shakspeare's Plays must be greatly exaggerated , if ...
... critic seems more bent on maintaining the equilibrium of his style than the consistency or truth of his opinions . If Dr. Johnson's opi- nion was right , the following observations on Shakspeare's Plays must be greatly exaggerated , if ...
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Characters of Shakespeare's Plays: & Lectures on the English Poets William Hazlitt No preview available - 2015 |
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