 | 1741 - 832 pages
...what no labour can improve. In tragedy, he is always ftrnggling after fome occafion to be comical , but, in comedy, he feems to repofe or to luxuriate...a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragic Icenes (here is -f always fomethinc wanting, but his comedy often fill panes exportation or... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...often writes with great appearance of toil and ftudy, what is written at laft with little felicity ; but in his comick fcenes, he feems to produce without...is always fomething wanting, but his comedy often furpaffes expectation or defire. His comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language, and his tragedy... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome occafion to be comick, but in comedy be fc£rrjs!to,repofe, or to luxuriate, as in a mode of thinking congenial...his nature. In his tragick fcenes there is always fumething wanting, but his comedy often furpafles expectation or defire. His comedy pleafcs by the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...often writes with great appearance of toil and ftudy, what is written at lad with little felicity j but in his comick fcenes, he feems to produce without...is always fomething wanting, but his comedy often furpafies expectation or defire. His comedy pleafes by the thoughts and the language, and his tragedy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...produce without Labour, what no Labour can improve. In Tragedy he is always ftruggling after fotne Occafion to be comick ; but in Comedy he feems to...of Thinking congenial to his Nature. In his tragick Scenes there is always fomething wanting ; but his Comedy often furpafles Expectation or Defire. Hii... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...tragedy he is always struggling after some occasion to becomick; but in comedy he seems to repose, pr to luxuriate, as in a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragick scenes there is always something wanting, but his comedy often surpasses expectation or desire. His... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...labour, what no labour can improve. In tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome cccafion to be comic ; but in comedy he feems to repofe, or to luxuriate,...a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragic fcenes there is always fomething wanting ; but his comedy often furpafles expectation or dcfirc.... | |
 | History - 1793 - 620 pages
...labour, what no labour can improve. In tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome occafion to be comic ; but in comedy he feems to repofe, or to luxuriate,...a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragic fcenes there is always fomething wanting ; but his comedy often furpafles expeftation or defire.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...produce, without labour, what no labour can improve. In tragedy he is always ftruggling after feme occafion to be comick ; but in comedy he feems to...as in a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. Jn his tragick fcenes there is always fomething wanting, but his comedy often furpafles expectation... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...tragedy he is always struggling after some occasion to be comick, but in comedy he seems to repose, or to luxuriate, as in a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragick scenes there is always something wanting, but his comedy often surpasses expectation or desire. His... | |
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In tragedy he is always struggling after some occasion to be comick, but in comedy he seems to repose, or to luxuriate, as in a mode of thinking congenial to his nature. In his tragick scenes there is always something wanting, but his comedy often surpasses... 
