 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...indifference. When Shakefpeare's plan is underftood, moft of the criticisms of Rhymer and Voltaire vanifh away. The play of Hamlet is opened, without impropriety,...bellows at Brabantio's window, without injury to the fcheme of the play, though is terms which a modern audience would not eafily endure ; the character... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...indifference. !f When Shakefpeare's plan is underftood, mofl of the ,.criticifms of Rhymer and Voltaire vanifh away. The play of Hamlet is opened, without impropriety,...bellows at Brabantio's window, •without injury to the fcheme of the play, though in terms which a modern audience would not-eafily endure; the character... | |
 | George Colman - 1787 - 338 pages
...terms : " When Shakefpeare's plan is underftood, moft of the criticifms of Rhymer and Voltaire vaniOi away. The play of Hamlet is opened, without impropriety,...bellows at Brabantio's window, without injury to the fcheme of the play, though in terms which a modern audience would not eafily endure; the character... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...indifference. When When Sbakefpeare's plan is underftood, moft of the criticifms of Rymer and Voltaire vanifh away. The play of Hamlet is opened, without impropriety,...bellows at Brabantio's window, without injury to the fcheme of the play, though in terms which a modern audience would not eafily endure ; the character... | |
 | George Colman - 1787 - 362 pages
...terms :' " When Shakefpeare's plan is underftood, moll of the criticifms of Rhymer and Voltaire vanifh away. The play of Hamlet is opened, without impropriety, by two Centinels ; lago bellows at Bubantio's window, without injury to the fcheme of of the play, though in terras which a modern au'dience... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...purpose, whether to gladden or depress, or to conduct the story, without vehemence or emotion, through tracts of easy and familiar dialogue, he never fails...expectation, in tranquillity without indifference. When Shakspere's plan is understood, most of the criticisms of Rymer and Voltaire vanish away. The play... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...indifference. When Shakfpeare's plan is underftood, moft of the criticifms of Rymer and Voltaire vanifh away. The play of Hamlet is opened, without impropriety,...bellows at Brabantio's window, without injury to the fcheme of the play, though in terms which a modern audience would not eafily endure ; the character... | |
 | 1793 - 620 pages
...indifference. When Shakefpeare's plan is underftood, moll of the criticifms of Rhymer and Voltaire vaniih away. The play of Hamlet is opened, without impropriety,...lago bellows at Brabantio's window, without injury to tbe fcheme fcheme of the play, though in terms which a modern audience would not eafily endure ; the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 pages
...indifference, When Shakefpeare\ plan is underilood, moft of the criticifms of Rymer and Foltaire vanifh away. The play of Hamlet is opened, without impropriety, by two centinels; lago bellows at Brabaniio's window, without injury to the fcheme of the play, though in terms which a modern audience... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...purpose, whether to gladden or depress, or to conduct the story, without vehemence or emotion, through tracts of easy and familiar dialogue, he never fails...expectation, in tranquillity without indifference. When Shakspeare's plan is understood, most of the criticisms of Rymer and Voltaire vanish away. The play... | |
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Shakespeare's mode of composition is the same, an interchange of seriousness and merriment by which the mind is softened at one time and exhilarated at another. But whatever be his purpose, whether to gladden or depress, or to conduct the story, without... 
