| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Expectations of human Affairs from the Play, or from the Tale, would be equally deceived. Shakefpeare has no Heroes ; his Scenes are occupied only by Men, who act and fpeak as the Reader thinks that he fhould himfelf have fpoken or acted on the fame Occafion : Even... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...expectations of human affairs from the play, or from the tale, would be equally deceived. Shakspere has no heroes ; his scenes are occupied only by men, who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should himself have spoken or acted on the same occasion : even where the agency is supernatural,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...invigorated the reader by a giant and a dwarf; and he that should form his expectation of human affairs from the play, or from the tale, would be equally...only by men, who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should himself have spoken or acted on the same occasion ; even where the agency is super-natural,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...invigorated the reader by a giant and a dwarf; and he that should form his expectation of human affairs from the play, or from the tale, would be equally...only by men who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should himself have spoken or acted on the same occasion : even, where the agency is supernatural,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...expectations of human affairs from the play, or from the tale, would be equally deceived. Shakespeare has no heroes; his scenes are occupied only by men, who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should himself have spoken or acted on the same occasion: even where the agency is supernatural,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...invigorated the reader by a giant and a dwarf; and he that should form his expectations of human affairs from the play, or from the tale, would be equally...only by men, who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should himself have spoken or acted on the same occasion : even where the agency is super-natural,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...invigorated the reader by a giant and a dwarf; and he that should form his expectations of human affairs from the play, or from the tale, would be equally...only by men, who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should himself have spoken or acted on the same occasion : even where the agency is super-natural,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...expectations of human affairs from the play, or from the tale, would be equally deceived. Shaksfieare has no heroes ; his scenes are occupied only by men, who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should -himself have spoken or acted on the same occasion ; even where the agency is supernatural,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...invigorated the reader by a giant and a dwarf ; and he that should form his expectations of human affairs from the play, or from the tale, would be equally...only by men, who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should himself have spoken or acted on the same occasion : even where the agency is supernatural,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...the reader hy a giant, and a dwarfy and, he that' should form his expectation of human .affairs frqm the, play, or from the tale, would be equally deceived....Shakspeare has no heroes; his scenes are occupied,- only by ipfi'u, who act and speak as the reader thinks that he should himsejfjiave. spoken or acted on the... | |
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