The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 84
... sort of predatory warfare on the simplicity , follies , or vices of mankind . He discovers the utmost dramatic generalship in bringing off his characters at a pinch , and by an instantaneous ruse de guerre , when the case seems hopeless ...
... sort of predatory warfare on the simplicity , follies , or vices of mankind . He discovers the utmost dramatic generalship in bringing off his characters at a pinch , and by an instantaneous ruse de guerre , when the case seems hopeless ...
Page 154
... sort in reality . A nobleman in full costume , and in broad day , would be a phenomenon like the lord mayor's coach . The attempt at getting up genteel comedy at present is a sort of Galvanic experiment , a revival of the dead.1 I have ...
... sort in reality . A nobleman in full costume , and in broad day , would be a phenomenon like the lord mayor's coach . The attempt at getting up genteel comedy at present is a sort of Galvanic experiment , a revival of the dead.1 I have ...
Page 329
... sort of prose - laureat to the reigning prince , and his loyalty had never been suspected . In recommending learned men as fit counsellors in a state , he thus points out the deficiencies of the mere empiric or man of business in not ...
... sort of prose - laureat to the reigning prince , and his loyalty had never been suspected . In recommending learned men as fit counsellors in a state , he thus points out the deficiencies of the mere empiric or man of business in not ...
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