Lectures on the English Comic WritersWiley and Putnam, 1845 - 222 pages |
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Page 9
... delightful ; and after the pair I have just alluded to , My Uncle Toby's is one of the best and gentlest that " ever lifted leg ! " The inconveniences , odd accidents , falls , and bruises to which they expose their riders , contribute ...
... delightful ; and after the pair I have just alluded to , My Uncle Toby's is one of the best and gentlest that " ever lifted leg ! " The inconveniences , odd accidents , falls , and bruises to which they expose their riders , contribute ...
Page 25
... delightful to children and grown persons , and to all ages and nations , are almost miracu- lous . The invention of a fable is to me the most enviable exer- tion of human genius : it is the discovering a truth to which there is no clue ...
... delightful to children and grown persons , and to all ages and nations , are almost miracu- lous . The invention of a fable is to me the most enviable exer- tion of human genius : it is the discovering a truth to which there is no clue ...
Page 27
... delight thereto . It raiseth admiration , as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehen- sion , a special felicity of invention , a vivacity of spirit , and reach of wit more than vulgar : it seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts ...
... delight thereto . It raiseth admiration , as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehen- sion , a special felicity of invention , a vivacity of spirit , and reach of wit more than vulgar : it seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts ...
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... delightful , yet that there were some before him , others on a level with him , and many close behind him . I cannot help thinking , for in- stance , that Molière was as great , or a greater comic genius than Shakspeare , though ...
... delightful , yet that there were some before him , others on a level with him , and many close behind him . I cannot help thinking , for in- stance , that Molière was as great , or a greater comic genius than Shakspeare , though ...
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... and intrigue , with what freshness and delight we come to the serious and romantic parts ! What a relief they are to the mind , after those of mere ribaldry or mirth ! Those in the 34 ON SHAKSPEARE AND BEN JONSON . [ LECTURE II.
... and intrigue , with what freshness and delight we come to the serious and romantic parts ! What a relief they are to the mind , after those of mere ribaldry or mirth ! Those in the 34 ON SHAKSPEARE AND BEN JONSON . [ LECTURE II.
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