...him a degree below mediocrity. On the other hand, Mr. Campbell describes his David and Bethsabe as the earliest fountain of pathos and harmony that can be traced in our dramatic poetry, and he quotes the same passage from it, in terms of praise, as Mr. Charles Lamb has given in his dramatic...

...him a degree below mediocrity. On the other hand, Mr. Campbell describes his David and Bethsabe as the earliest fountain of pathos and harmony that can be traced in our dramatic poetry, and / he quotes the same passage from it, in terms of praise, as Mr. Charles j Lamb has given in his...

...him a degree below mediocrity. On the other hand, Mr. Campbell describes his David and Bethsabe as the earliest fountain of pathos and harmony that can be traced in our dramatic poetry, and he quotes the same passage from it, in terms of praise, as Mr. Charles Lamb has given in his dramatic...

...ranks him above Greene. Campbell, in an often-quoted passage, pronounces his David and Bethasabe to be the ' earliest fountain of pathos and harmony that can be traced in our dramatic literature,' and goes on to speak of the ' solid veracity ' and ' ideal beauty ' of his characters....

...justly cherish the memory of Peele as the oldest genuine dramatic poet of our language. His " l):i\id and Bethsabe" is the earliest fountain of pathos and...harmony that can be traced in our dramatic poetry. Hie fancy is rich and his feeling tender, and his conceptions of dramatic character have no inconsiderable...

...first published in 1599, two or three years after the author's death. This play Mr. Campbell has called "the earliest fountain of pathos and harmony that can be traced in our dramatic poetry ;" and he adds, ' ' there is no such sweetness of versification and imagery to be found in our blank...

...drama, the Love of King David and Fair Bcthsabe, with the tragedy of Absalom, which Mr Campbell terms ' ting. What blustering noiac now interrupts my sleeps 1 The date of representation of this drama is not known ; it was not printed till 1599, after Shakspeare...

...Comus.' The latter, which is Peele's greatest work, with the tragedy of Absolem, Campbell terms, ' the earliest fountain of pathos and harmony that can be traced in our dramatic poetry.' This play was not published till 1599, after Shakspearo had written some of his finest comedies, and...

...Comus.' The latter, which is Peele's greatest work, with the tragedy of Absolem, Campbell terms, ' the earliest fountain of pathos and harmony that can be traced in our dramatic poetry.' This play was not published till 1599, after Shakspeare had written some of his finest comedies, and...

...justly cherish the memory of Peele as the oldest genuine dramatic poet of our language. His '• I'avid and Bethsabe" is the earliest fountain of pathos and harmony that can be traced in oui dramatic poetry. His fancy is rich and his feeling tender, and his conceptions of dramatic character...