The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 87
Page 90
Secondly , That the stage cannot shock common decency , according to the notions that prevail of it in any age or country , because the exhibition is public . If the pulpit , for instance , had banished all vice and imperfection from ...
Secondly , That the stage cannot shock common decency , according to the notions that prevail of it in any age or country , because the exhibition is public . If the pulpit , for instance , had banished all vice and imperfection from ...
Page 101
There is a wide difference , however , between perfect originality and perfect common - place : neither ideas nor expressions are trite or vulgar because they are not quite new . They are valuable , and ought to be repeated , if they ...
There is a wide difference , however , between perfect originality and perfect common - place : neither ideas nor expressions are trite or vulgar because they are not quite new . They are valuable , and ought to be repeated , if they ...
Page 229
Common news ? Why , common words are , God save ye , fare ye well : common actions , flattery and cozenage : common things , women and cuckolds . ' Act I. Scene 3 . In reading all this , one is somehow reminded perpetually of Mr. Kean's ...
Common news ? Why , common words are , God save ye , fare ye well : common actions , flattery and cozenage : common things , women and cuckolds . ' Act I. Scene 3 . In reading all this , one is somehow reminded perpetually of Mr. Kean's ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admiration affectation appeared beauty become better Book called character comedy comic common criticism death delight English equal excellent expression eyes face fancy feeling force friends genius give given grace hand head heart human humour idea imagination imitation instance interest John keep kind kings Lady laugh learning leave Lectures less light live look Lord lost manners matter means mind moral nature never night object observation original passage passion perhaps period person play pleasure poet poetry present produced reason Scene seems sense sentiment Shakespear shew sort speak spirit stage story striking style sweet tell thee thing thou thought tragedy true truth turn whole wife writers young
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Percival Presland Howe |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Editors | Percival Presland Howe, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Compiled by | James Thornton |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2007 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |