The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 22
... true and false wit . Mr. Addison , indeed , goes so far as to make it the exclusive test of true wit that it will bear translation into another language , that is to say , that it does not depend at all on the form of expression . But ...
... true and false wit . Mr. Addison , indeed , goes so far as to make it the exclusive test of true wit that it will bear translation into another language , that is to say , that it does not depend at all on the form of expression . But ...
Page 317
... true beauty and true sublimity : it is also true pathos and morality for it interests the mind , and affects it powerfully with the idea of glory tarnished , and happiness forfeited with the loss of virtue : but from the horns and tail ...
... true beauty and true sublimity : it is also true pathos and morality for it interests the mind , and affects it powerfully with the idea of glory tarnished , and happiness forfeited with the loss of virtue : but from the horns and tail ...
Page 354
... true poet identifies the reader with the characters he represents ; the French poet only identifies him with himself . There is scarcely a single page of their tragedy which fairly throws nature open to you . It is tragedy in masquerade ...
... true poet identifies the reader with the characters he represents ; the French poet only identifies him with himself . There is scarcely a single page of their tragedy which fairly throws nature open to you . It is tragedy in masquerade ...
Contents
LECTURE I | 5 |
LECTURE II | 30 |
On Cowley Butler Suckling Etherege | 70 |
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