The Works of Mr. William Shakespear, Volume 7J. Darby, 1725 |
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... must be own'd , that Mr. Rymer carry'd the Matter too far , since no Man , who has the least Relish of Poetry , can question his Genius : For , in spite of his known and visible Errors , when I read Shakespear , even in some of his most ...
... must be own'd , that Mr. Rymer carry'd the Matter too far , since no Man , who has the least Relish of Poetry , can question his Genius : For , in spite of his known and visible Errors , when I read Shakespear , even in some of his most ...
Page xv
... must else have an equal Claim , which is the highest Degree of Barbarism . Nay , without an Ap- peal to these very Rules , Shakespear himself is not to be diftin- guifh'd from the most worthless Pretenders , who have often met with an ...
... must else have an equal Claim , which is the highest Degree of Barbarism . Nay , without an Ap- peal to these very Rules , Shakespear himself is not to be diftin- guifh'd from the most worthless Pretenders , who have often met with an ...
Page xv
... must be thought a good - natur'd Office ; fince it is to bring Men to a just Sense of things , and a true Knowledge and Taste of Nature , and Art . Did ever any Man think it an ill - natur'd thing to tell a Friend of his Mistakes in ...
... must be thought a good - natur'd Office ; fince it is to bring Men to a just Sense of things , and a true Knowledge and Taste of Nature , and Art . Did ever any Man think it an ill - natur'd thing to tell a Friend of his Mistakes in ...
Page xv
... must indeed be the only Diftinction betwixt an Artist , and a Pretender . This false Notion has open'd a Door to all the abominable Scriblers , who have so often won a Reputation from the Ignorance of the Town ( to the Scandal of the ...
... must indeed be the only Diftinction betwixt an Artist , and a Pretender . This false Notion has open'd a Door to all the abominable Scriblers , who have so often won a Reputation from the Ignorance of the Town ( to the Scandal of the ...
Page xv
... must else have an equal Claim , which is the highest Degree of Barbarism . Nay , without an Ap- peal to these very Rules , Shakespear himself is not to be distin- guifh'd from the most worthless Pretenders , who have often met with an ...
... must else have an equal Claim , which is the highest Degree of Barbarism . Nay , without an Ap- peal to these very Rules , Shakespear himself is not to be distin- guifh'd from the most worthless Pretenders , who have often met with an ...
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