The Dramatic Works of John Ford: With an Introduction, and Notes Critical and Explanatory, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1831 - English drama |
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Page xxxvi
... Ford's grammatical experiments take from the simplicity of his diction , while they afford no strength whatever to his descriptions . With this slight exception , which , after all , may be purely visionary , the style of Ford is ...
... Ford's grammatical experiments take from the simplicity of his diction , while they afford no strength whatever to his descriptions . With this slight exception , which , after all , may be purely visionary , the style of Ford is ...
Page xxxvii
... Ford's principal failure ) in perplexity of language ; fre- quently , too , after perversely labouring with a remote idea till he has confused his meaning , in- stead of throwing it aside , he obtrudes it upon the reader involved in ...
... Ford's principal failure ) in perplexity of language ; fre- quently , too , after perversely labouring with a remote idea till he has confused his meaning , in- stead of throwing it aside , he obtrudes it upon the reader involved in ...
Page 230
With an Introduction, and Notes Critical and Explanatory John Ford William Gifford. depth of effect which it is no derogation to say that the genius of Ford , powerful and mighty as it is , was incapable of giving . The very first speech ...
With an Introduction, and Notes Critical and Explanatory John Ford William Gifford. depth of effect which it is no derogation to say that the genius of Ford , powerful and mighty as it is , was incapable of giving . The very first speech ...
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