Leigh Hunt's Dramatic Criticism, 1808-1831, Volume 10Columbia University Press, 1949 - 347 pages |
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Page 54
... common beggar is in reality ( sly rogue ! ) a wealthy philanthropist in dis- guise , and who takes advantage of his ragged elbows and sordid hat to relieve distressed worthies who give him luncheons , has- tens to make the best use of ...
... common beggar is in reality ( sly rogue ! ) a wealthy philanthropist in dis- guise , and who takes advantage of his ragged elbows and sordid hat to relieve distressed worthies who give him luncheons , has- tens to make the best use of ...
Page 55
... common stage trick , quite unworthy indeed of Mr. Moore , both as a politician and a writer , but not affecting , I am persuaded , the general and practical independence of his spirit . With regard to the language , considered in its ...
... common stage trick , quite unworthy indeed of Mr. Moore , both as a politician and a writer , but not affecting , I am persuaded , the general and practical independence of his spirit . With regard to the language , considered in its ...
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... common sense of pleasure , the nature of which en- courages and refines their humanity . There the rich learn that the poor are still of account ; and the poor , that the rich learn it ; there high and low , rich and poor , one with ...
... common sense of pleasure , the nature of which en- courages and refines their humanity . There the rich learn that the poor are still of account ; and the poor , that the rich learn it ; there high and low , rich and poor , one with ...
Contents
CRITICISM ON SHAKSPEARES MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 3 |
MR YOUNGS MERITS CONSIDERED | 21 |
THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS | 35 |
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