 | Samuel Richardson - 1768 - 344 sivua
...notion of POETICAL JUSTICE, in my humble opinion it has loft half its beauty. ' At the fame time I muft allow, that there are very noble Tragedies, which...the other Plan, and have ended happily ; as indeed moft of the good Tragedies which have been written Cnce the ftarting of the above-mentioned Criticifm,... | |
 | 1789 - 508 sivua
...notion of poetical juftice, in my humble opinion it has loft half its beauty. At the fame time I muft allow, that there are very noble Tragedies, which...the other plan, and have ended happily ; as indeed moft of the good Tragedies, which have been written fince die ftarting of the above-mentioned criticifm,... | |
 | 1803 - 434 sivua
...wrote it; but as it is reformed according to the chimerical notions ot poetical justice, in my humble opinion it has lost half its beauty. At the same time...the good tragedies which have been written since the starting of the abovementioned criticism, have taken this turn : as the Mourning Bride, Tamerlane,... | |
 | 1808 - 306 sivua
...heauty. At the same time I mnst allow, that there are very nohle tragedies, which have heen framed up. on the other plan, and have ended happily; as indeed most of the good tragedies which have heen written since the starting of the ahove-mentioned criticism, have taken thia turn: as The Mournmg... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 sivua
...wrote it ; but as it is reformed according to the chimerical notion of poetical justice, in my humble opinion it has lost half its beauty. At the same time...good tragedies, which have been written since the starting of the abovementioned criticism, have taken this turn; as the Mourning Bride, Tamerlane, Ulysses,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 sivua
...wrote it ; but as it is reformed according to the chimerical notion of poetical justice, in my humble opinion it has lost half its beauty. At the same time...good tragedies, which have been written since the starting of the abovementioned criticism, have taken this turn ; as the Mourning Bride, Tamerlane,... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 sivua
...wrote it ; but as it is reformed according to the chimerical notion of poetical justice, in my humble opinion it has lost half its beauty. At the same time...good tragedies, which have been written since the starting of the above-mentioned criticism have taken this turn : as the Mourning Bride, Tamerlane,... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 sivua
...wrote it; but as it is reformed according to the chimerical notion^ of poetical justice, in my humble opinion it has lost half its beauty. At the same time...good tragedies, which have been written since the starting of the above criticism, have taken this turn; as The Mourning Bride, Tamerlane, Ulysses, Pheedra... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1820 - 442 sivua
...wrote it: but as it is reformed according to the chimerical notion of POETICAL JUSTICE, in my humble opinion, it has lost half its beauty. ' At the same...the good tragedies which have been written since the starting of the above-mentioned criticism, have taken this turn: as The Mourning Bride, Tamerlane*,... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 356 sivua
...wrote it ; but as it is reformed according to the chimerical notion of poetical justice, in my humble opinion it has lost half its beauty. At the same time...good tragedies, which have been written since the starting of the above criticism, have taken this turn ; as The Mourning Bride, Tamerlane, Ulysses,... | |
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Othello, &c. King Lear is an admirable tragedy of the same kind, as Shakspeare wrote it ; but as it is reformed according to the chimerical notion of poetical justice, in my humble opinion it has lost half its beauty. At the same time I must allow, that... 
