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... scene , as reprefented by Sopho- cles . Her voice is heard calling out for mercy , bitter expoftulations on his part , loud fhrieks upon her being ftabb'd , and then a deep filence . I appeal to every per- fon of feeling , whether this ...
... scene , as reprefented by Sopho- cles . Her voice is heard calling out for mercy , bitter expoftulations on his part , loud fhrieks upon her being ftabb'd , and then a deep filence . I appeal to every per- fon of feeling , whether this ...
Page 257
... scene . In this view , the whole fpeeches , from first to last , reprefent fo many links , all connected together in one regular chain . No author , ancient or modern , poffeffes the art of dialogue equal to Shakespear . Dry- den , in ...
... scene . In this view , the whole fpeeches , from first to last , reprefent fo many links , all connected together in one regular chain . No author , ancient or modern , poffeffes the art of dialogue equal to Shakespear . Dry- den , in ...
Page 440
... scene in the fame fentence ii . 278. A fentence fo arran . ged as to exprefs the fenfe clearly , feems always more musical than where the fenfe is left in any degree doubtful ii . 307 . Sentiment ) elevated , low i . 276. Sentiments ch ...
... scene in the fame fentence ii . 278. A fentence fo arran . ged as to exprefs the fenfe clearly , feems always more musical than where the fenfe is left in any degree doubtful ii . 307 . Sentiment ) elevated , low i . 276. Sentiments ch ...
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abſtract action Æneid againſt agreeable allegory alſo appears arts beauty becauſe beſt betwixt caufe cauſe cenfured chap circumſtances compariſon compofition confidered connected courſe deſcription difagreeable diſtinguiſhed effect emotions employ'd Eneid epic poem epic poetry Euripides expreffed expreffion fame fenfe fenfible fhall fignify figure fimile firſt fize fome ftill fubject fuch garden grandeur hath himſelf hiſtory houſe Iliad imagination impreffion inftances inſtead itſelf ject language laſt leaſt lefs leſs meaſure metaphor mind moſt Mozambic mufic muſt nature neceffary obfcure obferved objects occafion ornament paffage paffion Paradife Loft pauſe perfon perfonification pleaſant pleaſe pleaſure preſent principal proper proportion purpoſe raiſed reaſon regularity reliſhed repreſentation repreſented reſemblance reſpect Richard II ſay ſcarce ſcene ſeen ſenſe Shakeſpear ſhall ſhould ſmall ſome ſpectator ſpeech ſtage ſtandard ſtate ſtill ſuch tafte taſte termed thee thefe theſe thing thoſe thou tion tragedy uſe word