The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 163
... excellent plays of the middle style of comedy ; which are formed rather by judgment and selection , than by any original vein of genius ; and have all the parts of a good comedy in degree , without having any one prominent , or to ...
... excellent plays of the middle style of comedy ; which are formed rather by judgment and selection , than by any original vein of genius ; and have all the parts of a good comedy in degree , without having any one prominent , or to ...
Page 164
... excellent in their way ; -the School for Scandal , the Rivals , the Duerna , and the Critic . The attraction of this last piece is , however , less in the mock - tragedy rehearsed , than in the dialogue of the comic scenes , and in the ...
... excellent in their way ; -the School for Scandal , the Rivals , the Duerna , and the Critic . The attraction of this last piece is , however , less in the mock - tragedy rehearsed , than in the dialogue of the comic scenes , and in the ...
Page 285
... excellent virtue : boy , make two heads , one for his learning , another for his virtues , and refer this to the head of his virtues , not of his learning . Now , Master Recorder , if it please you , I will examine him in an author ...
... excellent virtue : boy , make two heads , one for his learning , another for his virtues , and refer this to the head of his virtues , not of his learning . Now , Master Recorder , if it please you , I will examine him in an author ...
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