But love is only one of many passions, and as it has no great influence upon the sum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of a poet, who caught his ideas from the living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew, that any other... The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal - Page 2861765Full view - About this book
| Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...language is depraved. But Jove is only one of many paflions, and as it hjis no great influence upen the fum of life, it has little operation in the dramas...from the living world, and exhibited only what he fav/ before him. He knew, that any other paffion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a eau le of... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...dramatift. Fof this probability is violated, life is mifrepreftnted, and language is depraved. But love is only one of many paflions, and as it has no great...from the living world, and exhibited only what he fiw before him. He knew, that any other paffion, as it was 4 regular regular or exorbitant, was a caufe... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...violated, life is mifreprefented, and language is depraved. But love is only one of many paffions, and as it has no great influence upon the fum of life,...poet, who caught his ideas from the living world, jand exhibited only what he faw before him. He Iknew, that any other pafiion, as it was regular or... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...is depraved. But love is only one of many passions ; and as it has no greater influence upon the sum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...ideas from the living world, and exhibited only what lie saw before him. He knew that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...violated, life is mifreprefented, and language is depravecLj But love is only one of many paffions ; and as it has no great influence upon the fum of life,...the dramas of a poet, who caught his ideas from the Jiving world, and exhibited only what he faw before him. He knew that any other paffion, as it was... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...language is depraved. But love is only one of many passions, and as it has no great influence upon the sum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...from the living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew, that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 pages
...and language is depraved. But love is only one of many paffions, and as it has no great influr ence upon the fum of life, it has little operation in the...dramas of a poet, who caught his ideas from the living \vorld, and exhibited only what he faw before him. He knew, that any other paffion, as it was regular... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...language is depraved. But love is only one of many passions, and as it has no great influence upon the sum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...from the living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew, that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 376 pages
...language is depraved. But love is only one of many passions; and as it has no great influence upon the sum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of...from the living world, and exhibited only what he saw before him. He knew that any other passion, as it was regular or exorbitant, was a cause of happiness... | |
| John Black - Dialect drama, Scottish - 1806 - 260 pages
...Preface to Shakefpearc, " Love is only one of the many paflions, ;md as it has no great influence on the fum of life, it has little operation in the dramas of a poet who caught his ideas from a living world, and exhibited only what he faw before him." My lord ! faid an old advocate to the president... | |
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