Dramatic EssaysJ.M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1912 - 299 sivua |
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Sivu ix
... given moment , his changes of judgment were often rapid and funda- mental . He had once more trimmed his political sails to take advan- tage of the accession of James II . But the revolution of 1688 swept away all hopes he may have ...
... given moment , his changes of judgment were often rapid and funda- mental . He had once more trimmed his political sails to take advan- tage of the accession of James II . But the revolution of 1688 swept away all hopes he may have ...
Sivu xi
... had begun to imitate Plato and Cicero . The critical value of this form is of course to be found in the opportunity it affords for the consideration of any given subject from different points of view ; and it doubtless Introduction xi.
... had begun to imitate Plato and Cicero . The critical value of this form is of course to be found in the opportunity it affords for the consideration of any given subject from different points of view ; and it doubtless Introduction xi.
Sivu 10
... given order to the watermen to turn their barge , and row softly , that they might take the cool of the evening in their return , Crites , being desired by the company to begin , spoke on behalf of the ancients , in this manner : - " If ...
... given order to the watermen to turn their barge , and row softly , that they might take the cool of the evening in their return , Crites , being desired by the company to begin , spoke on behalf of the ancients , in this manner : - " If ...
Sivu 20
... given her dragons to convey her safe from punishment ; a Priam and Astyanax murdered , and Cassandra ravished , and the lust and murder ending in the victory of him who acted them : in short , there is no indecorum in any of our modern ...
... given her dragons to convey her safe from punishment ; a Priam and Astyanax murdered , and Cassandra ravished , and the lust and murder ending in the victory of him who acted them : in short , there is no indecorum in any of our modern ...
Sivu 27
... given us this oleo of a play , this un- natural mixture of comedy and tragedy ; which to me sounds just as ridiculously as the history of David with the merry humours of Golia's . In Sejanus you may take notice of the scene betwixt ...
... given us this oleo of a play , this un- natural mixture of comedy and tragedy ; which to me sounds just as ridiculously as the history of David with the merry humours of Golia's . In Sejanus you may take notice of the scene betwixt ...
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