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" The force of his comic scenes has suffered little diminution from the changes made by a century and a half, in manners or in words. As his personages act upon principles arising from genuine passion, very little modified by particular forms, their pleasures... "
Historical and critical matter The tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry ... - Page 6
by William Shakespeare - 1811
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...principles arifing from genuine paflion, very little modified by particular forms, their pleafures and vexations are communicable to all times and to...therefore durable ; the adventitious peculiarities of perfonal habits, are only fuperficial dies, bright and pleafing for a little while, yet foon fading...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...principles arifing from genuine paflion, very little modified by particular forms, their pleafures and vexations are communicable to all times and to...therefore durable; the adventitious peculiarities of perlbnal habits, are* only fuperficial dies, bright and pleafing for a little while, yet foon fading...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...Principles arifing from genuine PafJion, very little modified by particular Forms, their Pleafures and Vexations are communicable to all Times, and to...therefore durable ; the adventitious Peculiarities of perfonal Habits are only fuperficial Dyes, bright and pleafing for a little while, yet foon fading...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Principles arifing from genuine Paffion, very little modified by particular Forms, their^ Pleafures and Vexations are communicable to all Times, and to...therefore durable ; the adventitious Peculiarities of perfonal Habits are only fuperficial Dyes, bright and p leafmg for a little while, yet foon fading...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...principles arifing from genuine paflion, very little modified by particular forms, their pleafvires and vexations are communicable to all times and to...therefore durable : the adventitious peculiarities of perfonal habits are only fuperficial dyes, bright and plealing for a little while, yet foon fading...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...principles arising from genuine passion, very little modified by particular forms, their pleasure,* and vexations are communicable to all times and to...therefore durable: the adventitious peculiarities of personable habits are only superficial dyes, bright and pleasing for a little while, yet soon fading...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...principles arifing from genuine paflion, very little modified by particular forms, their pleafures and vexations are communicable to all times and to...therefore durable ; the adventitious peculiarities of perfonal habits, are only fuperficial dies, bright and pleafing for a little while, yet foon fading...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...principles arifing from genuine paffion, very little modified by particular forms, their pleafures and vexations are communicable to all times and to...therefore durable : the adventitious peculiarities of perfonal habits are only fuperficial dyes, bright and pleafing for a little while, yet foon fading...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...scenes has suffered little diminution from the changes made by a century and a half, in manners or in words. As his personages act upon principles arising...a dim tinct, without any remains of former lustre ; and the discrimination of true passion are the colours of nature ; they pervade the whole mass, and...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...principles arifing from genuine paffion, very little modified by particular forms, their pleafures and vexations are communicable to all times and to...therefore durable ; the adventitious peculiarities of perfonal habits, are only fuperficial dies, bright and pleafing for a little while, yet foon fading...
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