 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 422 pages
...To remark the folly of ' the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of thfr names and manners of different times, and the impossibility...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation." The wager between Posthumus and Jachimo is taken from Boccace, Decameron, Day iL Nov. 9. 558. CYMBELINE,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names, and manners of different times, and the impossibility...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation. JOHNSON. Mr. Pope supposed the story of this play to have been taken from a novel of Boccace ; but... | |
 | William Shakespeare - English drama - 1812 - 368 pages
...confusion of the names, and manners of different times, and the impossibility of the events in auy system of life, were to waste criticism upon unresisting...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation. JOHNSON. Mr. Pope supposed the story of this play to have been taken from a novel of Boccace ; but... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1815 - 748 pages
..." To remark the tolly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names and manners of different times, and the impossibility...were to waste criticism upon unresisting imbecility," &c. &c. 1 his is a language by no means allowable in speaking of Shakspeare j— it is indeed far belter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 514 pages
...incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names, and manners of different times, and the impossibility...criticism upon unresisting imbecility, upon faults too evidentfbr detection, and too gross for aggravation. KING LEAR. The tragedy of Lear is deservedly celebrated... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 492 pages
...incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names, and manners of different times, and the impossibility...criticism upon unresisting imbecility, upon faults too evidentfbr detection, and too gross for aggravation. KING LEAR. The tragedy of Lear is deservedly celebrated... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names, and manners of different times, and the impossibility...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation. KING LEAR. The tragedy of Lear is deservedly celebrated among the dramas of Shakespeare. There is perhaps... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 450 pages
...incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names, and manners of different times, and the impossibility...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation. " KING LJBAR. The tragedy of Lear is deservedly celebrated among the dramas of Shakespedw. There is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 456 pages
...incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names, and manners of different times, and the impossibility...evident for detection, and too gross for aggravation. JOHNSON. A book entitled " Westward for Smelts, or the Waterman's Fare of mad Merry Western Wenches,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 588 pages
...incongruity. To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names and manners of different times, and the impossibility of the events in any system of lite, were to waste criticism upon uuresisting imbecility, upon faults too evident for detection, and... | |
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To remark the folly of the fiction, the absurdity of the conduct, the confusion of the names and manners of different times, and the impossibility of the events in any system of life, were to waste criticism upon unresisting imbecility, upon faults too... 
