The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 82
Page 37
... romantic passion arise out of the imagination brooding over ' airy nothing , ' or over a favourite object , where ' love's golden shaft hath killed the flock of all affections else : ' whereas the refinements of this passion in ...
... romantic passion arise out of the imagination brooding over ' airy nothing , ' or over a favourite object , where ' love's golden shaft hath killed the flock of all affections else : ' whereas the refinements of this passion in ...
Page 118
The author had the strongest matter - of - fact imagination that ever existed , and wrote the oddest mixture of poetry and prose . He does not appear to have taken advantage of any thing in actual nature , from one end of his works to ...
The author had the strongest matter - of - fact imagination that ever existed , and wrote the oddest mixture of poetry and prose . He does not appear to have taken advantage of any thing in actual nature , from one end of his works to ...
Page 127
The great hand and arm , which are thrust into the court - yard , and remain there all day long , are the pasteboard machinery of a pantomime ; they shock the senses , and have no purchase upon the imagination .
The great hand and arm , which are thrust into the court - yard , and remain there all day long , are the pasteboard machinery of a pantomime ; they shock the senses , and have no purchase upon the imagination .
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 |