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The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of ... - Page 248
by William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafc many, and pleafe long, but juft reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the (lability...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafe long, but juft reprefcntations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the ftability...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...reprefentations of general nature. Particula. manners can be known to few, and therefore few only canjudge how nearly they are copied. The irregular combinations...which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft •, but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the (lability...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...kept the Favour of his Countrymen. Nothing can pleafc many, and* pleafe long, but juft Reprefentations of general Nature. Particular Manners can be known...delight a-while, by that Novelty of which the common Satiety of Life fends us all in queft ; but the Pleafures of fudden Wonder are foon exhanfted, and...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...kept the Favour of his Countiymen. Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafe long, but juft Reprefentations of general Nature. Particular Manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge haw nearly they are copied. The irregular Combinations of fanciful Invention may VOL. II, H delight...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. .1 Nothing can pleafc many, and pleafe long, but reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the {lability...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pieafe many, and pleafe long, but juft reprefcntaiions of general nature. Particular manners can be known...the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft; but the pleafures of iudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repuie on the liability...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...has gained and kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners...delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest ; but the pleasures of sudden bonder are soon exhausted,- and...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...of prejudice or faihion; it is proper to inquire, by what pesuliaritie» of excellence Shakefpeare has gained and kept the favour of his countrymen....invention may delight awhile, by that novelty of which the со m ¡пол faticty of life fends us all in queil; but the pleafures of fuddea wonder are foon...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 1

English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafe many and pleafe long, but jufl reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...of which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queil ; but the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon cxhauiled, and the mind can only repofe on the...
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