The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 55
... style of familiar dramatic dialogue approaching nearer the writers of Queen Anne's reign than those of Queen Elizabeth's . Milton's name is included by Dr. Johnson in the list of meta- physical poets on no better authority than his ...
... style of familiar dramatic dialogue approaching nearer the writers of Queen Anne's reign than those of Queen Elizabeth's . Milton's name is included by Dr. Johnson in the list of meta- physical poets on no better authority than his ...
Page 71
... style is inimitable , nay perfect . It is the highest model of comic dialogue . Every sentence is replete with sense and satire , conveyed in the most polished and pointed terms . Every page presents a shower of brilliant conceits , is ...
... style is inimitable , nay perfect . It is the highest model of comic dialogue . Every sentence is replete with sense and satire , conveyed in the most polished and pointed terms . Every page presents a shower of brilliant conceits , is ...
Page 101
... style , on the contrary , resembles rather the rumbling of mimic thunder at one of our theatres ; and the light he throws upon a subject is like the dazzling effect of phosphorus , or an ignis fatuus of words . There is a wide ...
... style , on the contrary , resembles rather the rumbling of mimic thunder at one of our theatres ; and the light he throws upon a subject is like the dazzling effect of phosphorus , or an ignis fatuus of words . There is a wide ...
Contents
LECTURE I | 5 |
LECTURE II | 30 |
On Cowley Butler Suckling Etherege | 70 |
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