 | James Boswell - 1799 - Liczba stron: 640
...Mr. Garrick.' Davies's Garrick, i. 128. Dryden in his Essay of Dramatick Poesie (edit. 1701, i. 13), says: — 'I have observed that in all our tragedies...laughing when the actors are to die; 'tis the most comick part of the whole play.' 'Suppose your piece admitted, acted ; one single ill-natured jest from... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - Liczba stron: 648
...Mr. Garrick.' Davies's Garrick, \. 128. Dryden in his Essay of Dramatick Poesie (edit. 1701, i. 13), says: — 'I have observed that in all our tragedies the audience cannot forbear laughing when the acton are to die; 'tis the most comick part of the whole play.' 'Suppose your piece admitted, acted... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - Liczba stron: 624
...we know are so blunted, that we might give a man an hour to kill another in good earnest with them. I have observed that in all our tragedies, the audience...cannot forbear laughing when the actors are to die ; it is the most comick part of the whole play. All passipns may be lively represented on the stage,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - Liczba stron: 591
...we know are so. blunted, that we might give a man an hour to kill another in good earnest with them. I have observed that in all our tragedies, the audience...cannot forbear laughing when the actors are to die ; it is the most comick part of the whole play. All passions may be lively "represented on the stage,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - Liczba stron: 432
...know are so blunted, that we might give a man an hour to kill another in good earnest with them "-. I have observed, that in all our tragedies the audience...cannot forbear laughing when the actors are to die ; it is the most comic part of the whole play. All passions may be lively represented on the stage,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - Liczba stron: 442
...we know are so blunted, that we might give a man an hour to kill another in good earnest with them ? I have observed, that in all our tragedies the audience...cannot forbear laughing when the actors are to die ; it is the most comic part of the whole play. AH passions may be lively represented on the stage,... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - Liczba stron: 488
...we know are so blunted, that we might give a man an hour to kill another in good earnest with them ? I have observed, that in all our tragedies the audience...cannot forbear laughing when the actors are to die ; it is the most comic part of the whole play. All passions may be lively represented on the stage,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - Liczba stron: 650
...Without a love-intrigue to introduce And sparkify them there." LORD DIOBT, Elvira, Ibid. p. 161. DRTDEN says, "I have observed that in all our tragedies the...it must have been in such tragedies as his own. "A n,,i HI- of the heavenly bodies in their several apartments, February 5, hnlfan-hour after three, after... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - Liczba stron: 428
...Without a love intrigue to introduce And sparkify them there." LORD DIGBY. Elvira, Ibid. p. 161. DRYDEN says, " I have observed that in all our tragedies...die : 'tis the most comic part of the whole play." — Eitay on Dramatic Poety, p. Iviii. He imputes this to bad acting. But I suspect it must have been... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - Liczba stron: 428
...p. 161. DRYDEN says, " I have observed that in all our tragedies the audience cannot forbear laughng when the actors are to die : 'tis the most comic part of the \vholc play." — Essay on Dramatic Pursy, p. Iviii. He imputes this to bad acting. But I suspect It... | |
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I have observed that in all our tragedies the audience cannot forbear laughing when the actors are to die; 'tis the most comic part of the whole play. All passions may be lively represented on the stage if to the well-writing of them the actor supplies... 
