| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 trang
...deep search into naiuj any accurate discriminations cf kindred qualities, or nice display of pa-aj in its progress; all is general and undefined. Nor does he much interesM affect the auditor, except in Jane Shore, who is always seen and heard wa P'ty. Alicia, is... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 716 trang
...not thst theie can be found in his pbys any deep search into nature, any accurate disciiminzt'.ons cf kindred qualities, or nice display of passion, in...seen and heard with, pity. Alicia, is a character cf empty noise, with no resemblance, to real sorrow or to natural madness. Whence, then, has Rowe his... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 trang
...casual sports of a mind seeking rather to answer its leisure than to exercise its power. " I know not that there can be found in his plays any deep search into nature, any accurate discrimination of kindred qualities, or nice display of passion in its progress ; all is general and... | |
| 1809 - 562 trang
...is required an imagination capable of painting nature; nor is he yet a poet till, &c. Ib. p. 2:55. All is general and undefined; nor does he much interest or affect the auditor. Ib. vol. II. p. 340. This ode is by far the best Lyric composition in this collection; nor do I know... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 620 trang
...and be gone — the scene closes, and Pembroke and Gardiner are turned out upon the stage. I know not that there can be found in his plays any deep search...interest or affect the auditor, except in Jane Shore, who js always seen and heard with pity. Alicia is a character of empty noise, with no resemblance to real... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 trang
...closes, and Pembroke and Gardiner are turned out upon tbe stage. I know not that there can be found hi his plays any deep search into nature, any accurate...of kindred qualities or nice display of passion in ¡Is progress; all is general and undefined. Nor does he much interest or affect the auditor, except... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 trang
...and be gone — the scene closes, and Pembroke and Gardiner are turned out upon the stage. I know not that there can be found in his plays any deep search into nature, ar> accurate discriminations of kindred qualities or nice display of passion in its progress; all is... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 trang
...and be gone — the scene closes, and Pembroke and Gardiner are turned out upon the stage. I know not that there can be found in his plays any deep search...general and undefined. Nor does he much interest or afiect the auditor, except in Jane Shore, who is always seen and heard with pity. Alicia is" a character... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 trang
...be gone — the scene closes, and Pembroke and Gardiner . are turned out upon the stage. I know not that there can be found in his plays any deep search into nature, any ;rcurate discriminations of kindred qualities, or nice display of passion in its progress ; all is... | |
| John Walker - 1811 - 554 trang
...use is required an imagination capable of painting nature; nor is he yet a poet till, &c. Ib. p. 235. All is general and undefined ; nor does he much interest or affect the auditor. Ib. vol. II. p. 340. This ode is by far the best lyric composition in this collection; nor do I know... | |
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