 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 trang
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...modes of imitation, known by the names of tragedy and comtdy, compositions intended to promote different ends by contrary means, and considered as so little... | |
 | 1811 - 530 trang
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the an" cient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, " selected some the crimes of men, and...occurrences; some the terrors of distress, and some the gaities of " prosperity. Thus rose the two modes of imitation, known by the " names of tragedy and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 trang
...mingled purposes and casualties, the ancitnt poets, according to the laws which custom had pi-escribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some their absurdities...different ends by contrary means, and considered as so iutle allied, that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a single writer who attempted both.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 trang
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed , selected some the crimes of men, and...occurrences ; some the terrors of distress, and some the gayeties of prosperity. Thus rose the two modes of imitation, known by the names of tragedy and comedy;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 trang
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...as so little allied, that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a single writer who attempted both. Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 trang
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...as so little allied, that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a single writer who attempted both. Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 trang
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...lighter occurrences ; some the terrors of distress, and come the gaieties of prosperity. Thus rose the two modes of imitation, known by the names of tragedy... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 trang
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected, some the crimes of men, and...occurrences ; some the terrors of distress, and some the gayeties of prosperity. Thus rose the two modes of imitation, known by the names of tragedy and comedy,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 450 trang
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...Thus rose the two modes of imitation, known by the name of tragedy and comedy, compositions intended to promote different ends by contrary means, and... | |
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Out of this chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some their absurdities; some the momentous vicissitudes of life, and some the lighter occurrences... 
