The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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... play , are admirable satires , ( as good as Pope's characters of women , ) but not exactly in the spirit of comic dialogue . The strictures of Rousseau on this play , in his Letter to D'Alembert , are a fine specimen of the best ...
... play , are admirable satires , ( as good as Pope's characters of women , ) but not exactly in the spirit of comic dialogue . The strictures of Rousseau on this play , in his Letter to D'Alembert , are a fine specimen of the best ...
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... play itself for them . The Fox , or Volpone , is his best play . It is prolix and im- probable , but intense and powerful . It is written con amore . It is made up of cheats and dupes , and the author is at home among them . He shews ...
... play itself for them . The Fox , or Volpone , is his best play . It is prolix and im- probable , but intense and powerful . It is written con amore . It is made up of cheats and dupes , and the author is at home among them . He shews ...
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... play be allowed To roar and spit fire , but to fright the crowd , Unless some god or demon chance to have piques Against an ancient family of Greeks ; That other men may tremble and take warning How such a fatal progeny they're born in ...
... play be allowed To roar and spit fire , but to fright the crowd , Unless some god or demon chance to have piques Against an ancient family of Greeks ; That other men may tremble and take warning How such a fatal progeny they're born in ...
Contents
LECTURE I | 5 |
LECTURE II | 30 |
On Cowley Butler Suckling Etherege | 70 |
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