A Course of Lectures on Dramatic Art and LiteratureBell & Daldy, 1871 - 535 pages |
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... least as destitute of poetry as of good sense . " An analysis of the principles on which both Tragedy and Comedy are founded , is treated in this course with much depth of philosophy . This kind of merit is often found among the German ...
... least as destitute of poetry as of good sense . " An analysis of the principles on which both Tragedy and Comedy are founded , is treated in this course with much depth of philosophy . This kind of merit is often found among the German ...
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... in Camoëns the glowing inspiration of heroic patriotism . Those very ages , nations , and ranks , who felt least the want of a poetry of their own , were the most assiduous in their imita- THEIR IMITATION OF THE ANCIENTS . 21 tion of the.
... in Camoëns the glowing inspiration of heroic patriotism . Those very ages , nations , and ranks , who felt least the want of a poetry of their own , were the most assiduous in their imita- THEIR IMITATION OF THE ANCIENTS . 21 tion of the.
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... may lull us into a state of listless complacency , but even then , if pos- sessed of the least internal activity , we cannot avoid being soon wearied . The great bulk of mankind merely from their • ART OF THE DRAMATIC POET . 31 situation ...
... may lull us into a state of listless complacency , but even then , if pos- sessed of the least internal activity , we cannot avoid being soon wearied . The great bulk of mankind merely from their • ART OF THE DRAMATIC POET . 31 situation ...
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... expression portical be misunderstood : I am not now speaking . of the versification and the ornaments of language ; these , ben not animated by some higher excellence , are the least AUTHORS AND PLAYERS : THEIR SELF - LOVE . 37.
... expression portical be misunderstood : I am not now speaking . of the versification and the ornaments of language ; these , ben not animated by some higher excellence , are the least AUTHORS AND PLAYERS : THEIR SELF - LOVE . 37.
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... least displays the sentiments of a patriotic citizen . The purport of these observations is to evince the import ance of the subject we are considering . The theatre , where many arts are combined to produce a magical effect ; where the ...
... least displays the sentiments of a patriotic citizen . The purport of these observations is to evince the import ance of the subject we are considering . The theatre , where many arts are combined to produce a magical effect ; where the ...
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