 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pàgines
...years have pafled; but what remains upon my memory is, that his characters arc commonly fictitious and artificial, with very little of nature, and not...life. He formed a peculiar idea of comick excellence, \vhich he fuppofed to confift in gay remarks and unexpected anfwers; but that which he endeavoured,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 278 pàgines
...dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftinctly ; for fince I infpected them many years have pafled ; but what remains upon my memory is, that his characters are commonly fictitious and artificial, with very , little little of nature, and not much of life. He formed a peculiar... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 276 pàgines
...dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftinctly; for fince I infpected them many years have pafled; but what remains upon my memory is, that his characters are commonly fictitious. and artificial, with very 4 little little of nature, and not much of life. He formed a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pàgines
...dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftinctly ; for fince I infpectcd them many years have palled; but what remains upon my memory is, that his characters...formed a peculiar idea of comick excellence, which he fuppofed to confift in gay remarks and unexpected anfwers; but that which he endeavoured, he feldoin... | |
 | 1795 - 846 pàgines
...neither the models of hi» plot, nor the manner of his dialogue. His characters are commonly fictitious and artificial, with very little of nature, and not much of life. He formed a peculiar Ига of comic excellence, which he fuppofsJ to confifl in gay remarks and unexpected anfwers; but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pàgines
...have puffed ; but what remains upon my memory is. that his ohara&ers are commonly fictitious titious and artificial, with very little of nature, and not...formed a peculiar idea of comick excellence, which he fuppofed to confift ingay remarks and unexpected anfwers ; but that which he endeavoured, he feldom... | |
 | 1798 - 604 pàgines
...dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftincUy, for fince I infpefted them many years have paiïed ; but what remains upon my memory is, that his characters are commonly fiflitious and artificial, with very little of nature, and not much of life. He formed a peculiar idea... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pàgines
...dialogue. Of his plays 1 cannot fpeak diftinctly ; for fince I infpected them many years have pafied ; but what remains upon my memory is, that his characters are commonly fictitious and artificial, with very little of nature, and not much of life. He formed a peculiar idea... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pàgines
...dialogue. Of his plays I cannot fpeak diftinctly ; for fince I infpected them many years have pafled ; but what remains upon my memory is, that his characters are commonly fictitious and artificial, with very little of nature, and not much of life. He formed a peculiar idea... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pàgines
...years have passed ; but what remains upon memory is^"' that his characters are commonly fictitious and artificial, with very little of nature,, and not much of life. He formed a peculiar idea of comic excellence, which he supposed to consist in gay remarks and unexpected answers ; but that which... | |
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Of his plays I cannot speak distinctly ; for, since I inspected them many years have passed ; but what remains upon my memory is, that his characters are commonly fictitious and artificial, with very little of nature, and not much of life. 
