| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pągines
...models of his plot, nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot speak distinctly, for since 1 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. ' He formed a peculiar... | |
| James Mason - 1809 - 566 pągines
...original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot, nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot speak distinctly ; for since I inspected...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 - 1810 - 422 pągines
...original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot speak distinctly ; for, since I inspected...upon my memory is, that his characters are commonly fictitious and artificial, with very little of nature, arid not much of life. He formed a peculiar... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pągines
...original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot, nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot speak distinctly; for since I inspected...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... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 pągines
...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. He formed a peculiar idea of comic excellence, which he supposed to consist of gay remarks and unexpected answers; but that which... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pągines
...original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot speak distinctly, for since I inspected...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 - 1811 - 378 pągines
...original writer, who borrowed neither the models of his plot nor the manner of his dialogue. Of his plays I cannot speak distinctly, for since I inspected...them many years have passed ; but what remains upon mjr memory is, that his characters are commonly fictitious and artificial, with very little of nature... | |
| David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 482 pągines
...original writer, " who borrowed neither the mo" dels of his plot, nor the manner " of his dialogue. Of his plays " I cannot speak distinctly; for "since I inspected...remains upon my memory is, " that his characters are com" monly fictitious and artificial, ' with very little of nature, and ' not nvuch of life. He formed... | |
| David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 476 pągines
...original writer, " who borrowed neither the mo" dels of his plot, nor the manner " of his dialogue. Of his plays ' I cannot speak distinctly ; for ' since I...remains upon my memory is, ' that his characters are com' monly fictitious and artificial, ' with very little of nature, and ' not much of life. He formed... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 540 pągines
...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. 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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