The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 163
... Wife is borrowed from Fielding ; but so faintly , that the resemblance is hardly dis- cernible till you are apprised of it . The Jealous Wife herself is , however , a dramatic chef - d'œuvre , and worthy of being acted as often , and ...
... Wife is borrowed from Fielding ; but so faintly , that the resemblance is hardly dis- cernible till you are apprised of it . The Jealous Wife herself is , however , a dramatic chef - d'œuvre , and worthy of being acted as often , and ...
Page 266
... wife's affections , by resorting to the far - fetched and unnecessary device of procuring a magical portrait to read the slightest variation in her thoughts . In the same play , Honoria risks her reputation and her life to gain a ...
... wife's affections , by resorting to the far - fetched and unnecessary device of procuring a magical portrait to read the slightest variation in her thoughts . In the same play , Honoria risks her reputation and her life to gain a ...
Page 368
... Wife ; Anne Page , in The Merry Wives of Windsor . 15. The age of comedy , ' etc. Hazlitt is adapting a favourite passage from Burke : ' But the age of chivalry is gone , ' etc. ( Reflections on the French Revolution , ed . Payne , p ...
... Wife ; Anne Page , in The Merry Wives of Windsor . 15. The age of comedy , ' etc. Hazlitt is adapting a favourite passage from Burke : ' But the age of chivalry is gone , ' etc. ( Reflections on the French Revolution , ed . Payne , p ...
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