Notes are often necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare, and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that the drama can give, read every play from the first scene to the last, with utter... The Harvard Classics - Page 2611909Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...feel the .higheft pleafure that the drama can give, read every play from the firft fcene to the laft, with utter negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not (loop at correction or explanation. When his attention is ftrongly engaged, let it difdain alike to... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...feel the higbeft pleafure that the drama can give, read every play, from the firft fcene to the laft, with utter negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the Ving, let it not {loop at correction or explanation. When his attention is ftrongly engaged, let it... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...feel the higheft Pleafure that the Drama can give, read every Play, from the firft Scene to the laft, with utter Negligence of all his Commentators. When his Fancy is once on the Wing, let it not ftoop at Correction or Explanation. When his Attention is ftrongly engaged, let it difdain alike to... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...feel the higheft Pleafurethat the Drama cangive, read every Play, from the firft Scene to the laft, with utter Negligence of all his Commentators. When his Fancy is once on the Wing, let it not ftoop at Correction or Explanation. When his Attention is ftrongly engaged, let it difdain alike to... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...pleafure that the drama can give, read every play> from the firft fcene to the laft, with utter negligence negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not ftoop at correclion or explanation. When his attention is ftrongly engaged, let it difdain alike to... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...feel the higheft pleafure that the drama can give, read every play, from the firft fcene to the laft, with utter negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not ftoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is ftrongly engaged, let it difdain alike to... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...feel the higheft pleafure that the drama can give, read every play, from the firft fcene to the laft, with utter negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not ftoop at torreition or explanation, When his attention i« 9 ftrongly ftrongly engaged, let it difdain... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 pages
...feel the higheft pleafure that the drama can give, read every play, from the firft fceae to the laft, with utter negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once en the wing, let it not ftoop at correction or explanation. >yhen hjs .attention, is ftrongly engaged,... | |
| William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...feel the higheft pleafure that the drama can give, read every play, from the firft fcene to the laft, with utter negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not ftoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is ftrongly engaged, let it difdain alike to... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 pages
...feel the higheft pleafure that the drama can give, read every play, from the firft icene to the laft, with utter negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy is once en the wing, let it not ftoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is ftrongly engaged,... | |
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