 | 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 - 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 - 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, 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 - 1788 - 346 pages
...Shakspere, 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 negligence...read on through brightness and obscurity, through integrity and corruption ; let him preserve his comprehension of the dialogue, and his interest in... | |
 | 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... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 640 pages
...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 negligence...read on through brightness and obscurity, through integrity and corruption ; let him preserve his comprehension of the dialogue and his interest in the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...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 negligence...read on through brightness and obscurity, through integrity and corruption ; let him preserve his comprehension of the dialogue and his interest in the... | |
 | 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... | |
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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... 
