 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 страници
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties; the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...known by the names of tragedy and comedy, compositions compositions intended to promote different ends by contrary means, and considered as so little allied,... | |
 | 1793 - 620 страници
...lighter occurrences : fome the terrors of diftrefs, and fome the gaieties of profperity. Thus rofe the two modes of imitation, known by the names of...intended to promote different ends by contrary means, and confidered at fo little allied, that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a fingle writer... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 страници
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...occurrences ; some the terrors of distress, and some the gayeties of prosperity. Thus rose the two modes of imitation, known by the names of tragedy and comedy,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 страници
...Custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some their absurdities; some the momentuous vicissitudes of life, and some the lighter occurrences...as so little allied, that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a single writer who attempted both. Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 страници
...vicissitudes of life, and some the lighter occurt rences ; some the terrors of distress, and some the gayeties of prosperity. Thus rose the two modes of imitation,...as so little allied, that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a single writer who attempted both. Shakspeare lias united the powers of exciting... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 страници
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...as so little allied, that I do not recollect among the Greeks or Romans a single writer who attempted both. Shakspeare has united the powers of exciting... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 страници
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...occurrences; some the terrors of distress, and some the gayeties of prosperity. Thus rose the two modes of imitation, known by the names of tragedy and comedy,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 страници
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...occurrences; some the terrors of distress, and some the gayeties of prosperity. Thus rose the two modes of imitation, known by the names of tragedy and comedy,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 страници
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...occurrences ; some the terrors of distress, and some th.e gak3* VOL. i. ties of prosperity. Thus rose the two modes of imitation, known by the names of tragedy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 страници
...chaos of mingled purposes and casualties the ancient poets, according .t;o the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some...life, and .s'ome the lighter occurrences; some the terrours of distress, and some the gayeties of prosperity.- Thus ;rose the two modes of imitation,... | |
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Out of this chaos of mingled purposes and casualties, the ancient poets, according to the laws which custom had prescribed, selected some the crimes of men, and some their absurdities; some the momentous vicissitudes of life, and some the lighter occurrences... 
