 TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems ; therefore said by Aristotle to be of power, by raising pity, and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions,...  L'art poétique - Page 62by Nicolas Boileau Despréaux - 1907 - 104 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...morateit, and most profitable of all ether poems i therefore said by Aristotle ft be of power by raiting pity and fear, or terror^ to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just measure 'with a kind of delight, stirr'd... | |
 | James Plumptre - Theater - 1809 - 318 pages
...hath ever been held / the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems: therefore said bv Aristotle to be of power by raising pity and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions ; that is, to temper and reduce them to just measure with a kind of delight, stirred... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pages
...is catted Tragedy. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently cornel, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems : therefore...Aristotle to be of power by raising pity and fear, or terrour, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce lhem to just... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...is called Tragedy. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems : therefore...Aristotle to be of power by raising pity and fear, or terrour, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...Tragedy. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, snd Hiost profitable of all other poems : therefore said by...Aristotle to be of power by raising pity and fear, or terrour, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...species of writing, he thought if expedient to prefix to bis play a funnat defence of tragedy. WARTOX, by Aristotle to be of power by raising pity and fear, or terrour, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just... | |
 | Aristotle, Thomas Twining - Aesthetics - 1812 - 516 pages
...passage. — " Tragedy, as it was anciently composed, hath " been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most ** profitable of all other Poems : therefore...pity, " and fear or terror, to purge the mind of those w and such like passions ; that is, to temper and " reduce them to just measure, with a kind of " delight,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...IS CALLED TRAGEDY. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, bath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems : therefore...and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just measure with a kind of delight, stirred... | |
 | Robert Mansel - Drama - 1814 - 232 pages
...AgonisteTQ " Tragedy," says he, " as it was anciently composed, has been held the GREATEST MORALIST and most profitable of all other poems : therefore said by ARISTOTLE to be of power, by raising piety and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions ; that is, to temper and... | |
 | Robert Mansel - Drama - 1814 - 230 pages
...Agonistes. " Tragedy," says he, " as it was anciently composed, has been held the SREATEST MORALIST and most profitable of all other poems : therefore said by ARISTOTLE to be of power, by raising piety and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions; that is, to temper and... | |
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