The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 10
... matter to preserve decorum in courts of justice . The smallest circumstance that interferes with the solemnity of the proceedings , throws the whole place into an uproar of laughter . People at the point of death often say smart things ...
... matter to preserve decorum in courts of justice . The smallest circumstance that interferes with the solemnity of the proceedings , throws the whole place into an uproar of laughter . People at the point of death often say smart things ...
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... matter is the same : but how different is the manner ! The one gives fair - play to nature and his own genius , while the other trusts almost entirely to imitation and custom . Shakspeare takes his groundwork in individual character and ...
... matter is the same : but how different is the manner ! The one gives fair - play to nature and his own genius , while the other trusts almost entirely to imitation and custom . Shakspeare takes his groundwork in individual character and ...
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... matter : the shaft is sped ; the forked lightning dresses up the face of nature in ghastly smiles , and the loud thunder rolls far away from the ruin that is made . Dr. Johnson's style , on the contrary , resembles rather the rumbling ...
... matter : the shaft is sped ; the forked lightning dresses up the face of nature in ghastly smiles , and the loud thunder rolls far away from the ruin that is made . Dr. Johnson's style , on the contrary , resembles rather the rumbling ...
Contents
LECTURE I | 5 |
LECTURE II | 30 |
On Cowley Butler Suckling Etherege | 70 |
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