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" The force of his comic scenes has suffered little diminution from the changes made by a century and a half, in manners or in words. As his personages act upon principles arising from genuine passion, very little modified by particular forms, their pleasures... "
The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to the ... - Page 94
by James Boswell - 1835
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The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...diminution from the changes made by a century and a half, in manners or in words. As his personages act upon principles arising from genuine passion,...and vexations are communicable to all times and to aU places; they are natural, and therefore durable; the adventitious peculiarities of personal habits,...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical Illustrative of the ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 520 pages
...conclusion of which is alike excellent for its imagery and sublimity. " As the personages of Shakspedre act upon principles arising from genuine passion,...little modified by particular forms, their pleasures Want with itch true beneficence he cheet'dt All that his bounty gave his zeal endenr'd. Learning, as...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...conclusion of which is alike excellent for its imagery and sublimity. " As the personages of Shakspcare act upon principles arising from genuine passion, very little modified by particular forms, their pleasure£ Want with such true beneficence he checr'd, ^\il that his bounty gave his zeal emlear'd....
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...diminution from the changes made by a century, and a half, in manners or in words, As his personages act act upon principles arising from genuine passion,...a dim tinct, without any remains of former lustre ; but the discriminations of true passion are the colours of nature : they pervade the whole mass,...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...diminution from the changes made by a eentury and a half, in manners or in words. As his personages act upon principles arising from genuine passion,...a dim tinct, without any remains of former lustre ; but the discriminations of true passion are the colours of nature ; they pervade the whole mass,...
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Historical and critical matter The tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry ...

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...diminution from the changes made by a century and a half, in manners or \t\ words. As his personages act upon principles arising from genuine passion,...peculiarities of personal habits, are only superficial dies, bright and pleasing for a little while, yet soon fading to a dim tinct, without any remains of...
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The Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 pages
...personages act npon principles arising from genuine passion, very little modified by particular foims, their pleasures and vexations are communicable to...a dim tinct, without any remains of former lustre ; but the discriminations of true passion are the colours of nature ; they pervade- the whole muss,...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare. Whittingham's ed, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...diminution from the changes made by a century and a half, in manner? or in words. As his personages act upon principles arising from genuine passion,...peculiarities of personal habits, are only superficial dies, bright aad pleasing for a little while, yet soon fading to a dim tinct. without any remains of...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...century and,a half, in manners or in words. At his personages act upon principles arising from srennine passion, very little modified by particular forms,...durable; the adventitious peculiarities of personal hahits, are only superficial dies, bright and pleasing for a little while, yet soon fading to a dim...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 pages
...diminution from the changes made bya century and a half, in manners or in words. As his personages act upon principles arising from genuine passion,...a dim tinct, without any remains of former lustre ; but the discriminations of true passion are the colours of nature : they pervade the whole mass,...
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