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" This is mentioned to vindicate tragedy from the small esteem, or rather infamy, which in the account of many it undergoes at this day, with other common interludes; happening through the poets' error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and... "
The American Monthly Magazine - Page 265
1829
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Shakespeare's Centurie of Prayse: Being Materials for a History of Opinion ...

Clement Mansfield Ingleby - 1874 - 398 pages
...St. Gregory Nazianzen, Milton writes, This is mention'd to vindicate Tragedy from the fmall efteem, or rather infamy, which in the account of many it undergoes at this day with other common Interludes ; hap'ning through the Poets error of intermixing Comic fluff' with Tragic fadnefs and gravity : or...
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The Works and Life of Walter Savage Landor: Imaginary conversations. Third ...

Walter Savage Landor - 1876 - 562 pages
...have remarked where, a few sentences above, are these expressions. " This is mentioned to vindicate from the small esteem, or rather infamy, which in...happening through the poet's error of intermixing comick stuff" with tragick sadness and gravity, or intermixing trivial and vulgar persons, which, by...
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An Introduction to the Study of English Literature;: Comprising ...

Henry Noble Day - 1877 - 564 pages
...the sanctity of his person to write a tragedy, which is Intitled Christ suffering. This is mention'd to vindicate tragedy from the small esteem, or rather...undergoes at this day with other common interludes; hap'ning through the poets error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and gravity ; or introducing...
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Report of Her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners: Together ..., Volume 22

1878 - 632 pages
...structure between Shakespeare's tragedies and " Samson Agonistes," and explain what Milton means by " the poet's error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness " and gravity." 2. Quote or give the substance of any of Milton's allusions to the English Fairies. Illustrate them...
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Shakespeare's Centurie of Prayse: Being Materials for a History of Opinion ...

Clement Mansfield Ingleby, Lucy Toulmin Smith - 1879 - 518 pages
...tragedy named Christ Suffering, attributed to St Gregory Nazianzen, Milton writes, ' ' This is mention'd to vindicate Tragedy from the small esteem, or rather...undergoes at this day with other •common Interludes ; hap'ning through the Poets error of intermixing Comic stuff with Tragic sadness and gravity ; or...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton

John Milton - 1880 - 654 pages
...one of the Fathers of the Christian Church, had written or attempted Tragedies. All this, he says, is "mentioned to vindicate Tragedy from the "small...through the poet's ' ' error of intermixing comic stuffwith tragic sadness and gravity, or introducing " trivial and vulgar persons ; which by all judicious...
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Ben Jonson to Dryden

Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 536 pages
...forbade his naming Dryden, or any living dramatist, we see of whom he is thinking, when he ' would vindicate tragedy from the small esteem, or rather...undergoes at this day, with other common interludes, suffering through the poet's error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and gravity; or introducing...
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The English Poets, Volume 2

Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 524 pages
...forbade his naming Dryden, or any living dramatist, we see of whom he is thinking, when he ' would vindicate tragedy from the small esteem, or rather...undergoes at this day, with other common interludes, suffering through the poet's error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and gravity ; or...
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The Life of John Milton: 1660-2674

David Masson - 1880 - 878 pages
...rather infamy, which in the account of " many it undergoes at this day, with other common inter" ludes ; happening through the poet's error of intermixing...trivial and vulgar persons : which by all judicious bath "been counted absurd, and brought in without discretion, "corruptly to gratify the people." It...
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The Life of John Milton: 1660-2674

David Masson - 1880 - 880 pages
...been written by Gregory Nazianzen, a Father of the Church. " This is " mentioned," he continues, " to vindicate Tragedy from the " small esteem, or rather..." many it undergoes at this day, with other common inter" hides ; happening through the poet's error of intermixing " comic stuff with tragic sadness...
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