Leigh Hunt's Dramatic Criticism, 1808-1831, Volume 10Columbia University Press, 1949 - 347 pages |
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Page 93
... speak till we see them . So barren of female performers is this department that on looking round for another tragic actress , or one even called so by courtesy , we can hardly find her . Mrs. Glover , who ought not to have been left out ...
... speak till we see them . So barren of female performers is this department that on looking round for another tragic actress , or one even called so by courtesy , we can hardly find her . Mrs. Glover , who ought not to have been left out ...
Page 164
... speak of the case in general ; and our friends , we believe , would acquit us readily enough of any propensity to speak ill of others in private . Again , were the al- leged severity of our criticisms a mere supererogation on our part ...
... speak of the case in general ; and our friends , we believe , would acquit us readily enough of any propensity to speak ill of others in private . Again , were the al- leged severity of our criticisms a mere supererogation on our part ...
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... speak in the noble language of Mr. Wordsworth ) : nor did sorrow ever receive a sweeter and more affecting pity . The blasts of his trumpets upon the word Wonderful ( “ His name shall be called Wonderful " ) naturally make us repeat the ...
... speak in the noble language of Mr. Wordsworth ) : nor did sorrow ever receive a sweeter and more affecting pity . The blasts of his trumpets upon the word Wonderful ( “ His name shall be called Wonderful " ) naturally make us repeat the ...
Contents
CRITICISM ON SHAKSPEARES MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 3 |
MR YOUNGS MERITS CONSIDERED | 21 |
THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS | 35 |
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