 | 1816 - 564 pages
...greatness of soul ; and in that respect he is every way deserving of praise. Twice he has portrayed downright villains ; and the masterly way in which...nature, may be seen in lago and Richard the Third. The constant reference to a petty and puny race must cripple the boldness of the poet. Fortunately... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1817 - 392 pages
...the most disgusting moral odiousness, harrows up the mind unmercifully, and tortures even our senses by the exhibition of the most insupportable and hateful...impressions of too painful a nature, may be seen in Iago and Richard the Third. The constant reference to a petty and puny race must cripple the boldness... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Europe - 1817 - 504 pages
...greatness ot soul, and in that respect he is every way deserving of praise. Twice he has portrayed downright villains, and the masterly way in which...still more the sight, of some of his pieces are not adviseabje to weak nerves, any more than the Eumenides of jEschylus; but is the poet, who can only... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Europe - 1817 - 502 pages
...greatness ot soul, and in that respect he is every way deserving of praise. Twice he has portrayed downright villains, and the masterly way in which he has contrived to elude impressions of too puinful a nature may be seen in lago and Richard the Third. I allow that the reading, and still more... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Drama - 1818 - 552 pages
...the most disgusting moral odiousness, harrows up the mind unmercifully, and tortures even our senses by the exhibition of the most insupportable and hateful...nature, may be seen in lago and Richard the Third. The constant reference to a petty and puny race must cripple the boldness of the poet. Fortunately... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 328 pages
...and tortures even our senses by the exhibition of the most insupportable and hateful spectacleSjjis one of much greater importance. He has never, in fact,...nature, may be seen in lago and Richard the Third. The constant reference to a petty and puny race must cripple the boldness of the poel. Fortunately... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 342 pages
...pleasing exterior, — never clothed crime and want of principle with a false show of greatness of sou! ; and in that respect he is every way deserving of praise....nature, may be seen in lago and Richard the Third. The constant reference to a petty and puny race must cripple the boldness of the poet. Fortunately... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1828 - 520 pages
...greatness of soul, and in that respect he is every way deserving of praise. Twice he has portrayed downright villains, and the masterly way in which...nature • may be seen in lago and Richard the Third. 1 I allow that the reading, and still more the sight, of some of his pieces are not advisable to weak... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1828 - 534 pages
...greatness of soul, and in that respect he is every way deserving of praise. Twice he has portrayed downright villains, and the masterly way in which...nature may be seen in lago and Richard the Third. 8 I allow that the reading, and still more the sight, of some of his pieces are not advisable to weak... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1828 - 522 pages
...greatness of soul, and in that respect he is every way deserving of praise. Twice he has portrayed downright villains, and the masterly way in which...impressions of too painful a nature may be seen in logo and Richard the Third. g I allow that the reading, and still more the sight, of some of his pieces... | |
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... spectacles, is one of much greater importance. He has never, in fact, varnished over wild and bloodthirsty passions with a pleasing exterior, — never clothed crime and want of principle with a false show of greatness of soul ; and in that respect... 
