Curiosities of Literature, 2. ciltJ. Murray, 1807 |
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... . ..280 C Catholic's Refutation .... 86 Cervantes 161 Charles I ... 295 Charles IX . of France , Death of 305 Comedy the , of a Madman .... 376 Corneille , Peter .... 218 Critics 182 VOL . II . a page ... 200 66 361 373 D Deaths , Poetical.
... . ..280 C Catholic's Refutation .... 86 Cervantes 161 Charles I ... 295 Charles IX . of France , Death of 305 Comedy the , of a Madman .... 376 Corneille , Peter .... 218 Critics 182 VOL . II . a page ... 200 66 361 373 D Deaths , Poetical.
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... Corneille , like our Dryden , felt the acrimony of literary irritation . To the critical strictures of D'Aubignac it is acknowledged he paid the greatest attention , for after this critic's Pratique du Thea- tre appeared , his tragedies ...
... Corneille , like our Dryden , felt the acrimony of literary irritation . To the critical strictures of D'Aubignac it is acknowledged he paid the greatest attention , for after this critic's Pratique du Thea- tre appeared , his tragedies ...
Sayfa 132
... Corneille , which is now accounted to be his masterpiece , when he read it to the literary assembly held at the Hotel de Rambouil- let , was not approved . Voiture came the next day , and in gentle terms acquainted him with the ...
... Corneille , which is now accounted to be his masterpiece , when he read it to the literary assembly held at the Hotel de Rambouil- let , was not approved . Voiture came the next day , and in gentle terms acquainted him with the ...
Sayfa 218
... CORNEILLE . Exact Racine and CORNEILLE's noble fire Shew'd us that France had something to admire . РОРЕ . THE great Corneille having finished his studies devoted himself to the bar ; but this was not the stage on which his abilities ...
... CORNEILLE . Exact Racine and CORNEILLE's noble fire Shew'd us that France had something to admire . РОРЕ . THE great Corneille having finished his studies devoted himself to the bar ; but this was not the stage on which his abilities ...
Sayfa 219
... Corneille a talent which had hither- to been unknown to him , and he attempted , as if it were by inspiration , dramatic poetry . On this little subject he wrote his comedy of Melite , in 1625. At that moment the French drama was at a ...
... Corneille a talent which had hither- to been unknown to him , and he attempted , as if it were by inspiration , dramatic poetry . On this little subject he wrote his comedy of Melite , in 1625. At that moment the French drama was at a ...
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Sayfa 460 - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep.
Sayfa 461 - On a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Streamed like a meteor to the troubled air), And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre.
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Sayfa 462 - The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the sublime again...