 This is mentioned to vindicate Tragedy from the small esteem, or rather infamy, which in the account of many it undergoes at this day, with other common interludes ; happening through the poet's error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and...  Retrospective Review - Page 297edited by - 1826Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...account of many it undergoes at this day with other common interludes; bap'ning tbrough the poets' error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and...absurd; and brought in without discretion, corruptly to grattfy the people. And though ancient tragedy use no i,rologue,yet using sometimes, incase of self-defense... | |
 | James Plumptre - Theater - 1809 - 318 pages
...common interludes ; happening through the poet's error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic'sadness and gravity; or introducing trivial and vulgar persons, which by all judicious hath been accounted absurd ; and brought in without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people." SIR RICHARD... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...other common interludes; happening, through the poet's errour of intermixing comic stuff with trade sadness and gravity; or introducing trivial and vulgar...self-defence, or explanation, that which Martial calls an cpislle ; in behalf of this tragedy coming forth after the ancient manner, much different from what... | |
 | John Milton - 1815 - 236 pages
...discretion, corrnptly to gralify the people. And thongh ancient tragedy nse no prologae, yet nsing sometimes, in case of self.defence, or explanation,...an epistle; in behalf of this tragedy coming forth afOF DRAMATIC TRAGEDY. ter the ancient manner, mnch different from what among ns passes for best :... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...account of many it undergoes at this day with other common interludes ; happening, tlirough the poet's ectation lies, Till in the snare the fluttering covey...the mountain's head, His early flight th' ill-fated wliich Martial calls an epistle ; in behalf of this tragedy coming forth after the ancient manner,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 356 pages
...account of many it undergoes at this day with other common interludes ; happening, through the poet's errour of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness...sometimes, in case of self-defence, or explanation, (Imt which Martial calls an epistle ; in behalf of this tragedy coming forth after the ancient manner,... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1823 - 220 pages
...of many it undergoes at this day. with other common interludes; happening through the poet's _error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and...corruptly to gratify the people. And though Ancient Tragedyuse no prologue, yet using sometimes, in case of self-defence, or explanation, that which Martial... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 540 pages
...Tragi- Comedies. His earliest piece of the kind was Secret Love, intermixing comick stuff with tragick sadness and gravity ; or introducing trivial and vulgar...without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people. And 6 though Ancient Tragedy use no prologue, yet using sometimes, in case of selfdefence, or explanation,... | |
 | 1829 - 434 pages
...of many, it undergoes at this day, with other common interludes ; happening through the poet's error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic, sadness and...without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people ;" — all may see, under the disguise of general censure, a direct condemnation of Shakspeare. And... | |
 | 1829 - 440 pages
...of many, it undergoes at this day, with other common interludes ; happening through the poet's error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic, sadness and...without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people ;" — all may see, under the disguise of general censure, a direct condemnation of Shakspeare. And... | |
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