A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Source of the Pleasures Derived from Tragic Representations: From which is Deduced the Secret of Giving Dramatic Interest to Tragedies Intended for the StageSherwood, Jones and Company, 1824 - 405 страници |
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acquainted action affected agreeable appear arising from Tragic audience beautiful cause character circumstances consequently curiosity degree delight derived from Tragic disagreeable distress duce endure energy enjoy enjoyment equally excite existence expression faculties feelings felt Fontenelle former genius happiness heart Helvetius Hence human nature idea ideal presence images imagination imitation impart impression influence intensity interest manner mental mind Miss Kelly modern tragedies never object observations obvious original ourselves pain passion pathy perceive perception person philosophers placed plea pleasure arising pleasure resulting poet poetical justice possess principles produce strong sensations propensity prove racter reason render Romeo and Juliet says scenes Schlegel SECRET OF GIVING sense sensible sentiments Shakspeare shew sion situation sorrow soul source of Tragic stings of conscience stoic stronger sufferings sympa sympathy taste tears theory thing tion traced tragedy Tragic Pleasure Tragic Representations tragic writer true truth tural virtue virtuous yielding
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Страница 129 - Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, Which was not so before.
Страница 148 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurled, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Страница 290 - Shakespeare is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of Nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions: they are the genuine progeny of common humanity, such as the world will...
Страница 179 - tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches born to work and weep Explore the mine or tempt the dangerous deep...
Страница 286 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief ? Fare you well: had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do.
Страница 179 - Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While Resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past.
Страница 74 - To pay the mournful tribute of his tears ? Oh ! he will tell thee, that the wealth of worlds Should ne'er seduce his bosom to forego That sacred hour, when, stealing from the noise Of care and envy, sweet remembrance soothes With Virtue's kindest looks his aching breast, And turns his tears to rapture.
Страница 384 - That for some vicious mole of nature in them As in their birth wherein they are not guilty Since nature cannot choose his origin By the o'ergrowth of some complexion Oft breaking down the pales and forts of reason...
Страница 128 - Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand ? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight ? or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain ? I see thee yet, in form as palpable As this which now I draw.
Страница 155 - Subject, compound them, follow her and God. Love, hope, and joy, fair pleasure's smiling train, Hate, fear, and grief, the family of pain...