The Spectator. ...John Bell, 1776 - Počet stran: 361 |
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Strana 58
... tragedy appear with that action , which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts , cold conceits , and unnatural expreffions of an Italian opera . In the mean time , I have re- lated this combat of the lion , to fhew what ...
... tragedy appear with that action , which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts , cold conceits , and unnatural expreffions of an Italian opera . In the mean time , I have re- lated this combat of the lion , to fhew what ...
Strana 80
... tragedy ? Mufic is cer- tainly a very agreeable entertertainment : But if it would take the intire poffeffion of our ears , if it would make us incapable of hearing fenfe , if it would exclude arts that have a much greater tendency to ...
... tragedy ? Mufic is cer- tainly a very agreeable entertertainment : But if it would take the intire poffeffion of our ears , if it would make us incapable of hearing fenfe , if it would exclude arts that have a much greater tendency to ...
Strana 123
... tragedy , to complain that the actors all of them speak in a tone ; and therefore he very wifely prefers his own countrymen , not confidering that a foreigner complains of the fame tone in an English actor . For this reafon , the ...
... tragedy , to complain that the actors all of them speak in a tone ; and therefore he very wifely prefers his own countrymen , not confidering that a foreigner complains of the fame tone in an English actor . For this reafon , the ...
Strana 165
... tragedy is the nobleft production of human nature , fo it is capable of giving the mind one of the moft delightful and most improving entertainments . A virtuous man ( fays Seneca ) ftruggling ftruggling with misfortunes , is fuch a ...
... tragedy is the nobleft production of human nature , fo it is capable of giving the mind one of the moft delightful and most improving entertainments . A virtuous man ( fays Seneca ) ftruggling ftruggling with misfortunes , is fuch a ...
Strana 166
... tragedy . Diverfions of this kind wear out of our thoughts every thing that is mean and little . They cherish and cultivate that hu- manity which is the ornament of our nature . They foften infolence , footh affliction , and fubdue the ...
... tragedy . Diverfions of this kind wear out of our thoughts every thing that is mean and little . They cherish and cultivate that hu- manity which is the ornament of our nature . They foften infolence , footh affliction , and fubdue the ...
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