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 xxxi
... language can induce us to admit the lawfulness of a comparison with Shakspeare it is this . " * There is little to add to this commendation ; and much cannot with justice be taken away from it . It may , however , be observed , that the ...
... language can induce us to admit the lawfulness of a comparison with Shakspeare it is this . " * There is little to add to this commendation ; and much cannot with justice be taken away from it . It may , however , be observed , that the ...
Page xxxvii
... 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 inextricable obscurity . Its excellencies ...
... 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 inextricable obscurity . Its excellencies ...
Page 230
... language , and that strong sense of right , which , even in scenes most trying to a father's heart , is sure to gain a final victory over his feel- ings and prejudices , maintain undiminished , or rather con- tinue to increase , till ...
... language , and that strong sense of right , which , even in scenes most trying to a father's heart , is sure to gain a final victory over his feel- ings and prejudices , maintain undiminished , or rather con- tinue to increase , till ...
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