| William Shakespeare - 1876 - 646 sidor
...the most liberal of critics, boldly meets the difficulty. — "Time is, of all modes of existence, most obsequious to the imagination ; a lapse of years...to be contracted when we only see their imitation." The geographical blunder of the play is this — that Bohemia is described as having a sea-coast. In... | |
| Edwin Simpson-Baikie - 1878 - 128 sidor
...gives wings to the slow course of hours and of days." (ai) And so also Dr Johnson— "A lapse of time is as easily conceived as a passage of hours. In contemplation,...be contracted, when we only see their imitation." Surely this is evident. If we find no difficulty in transporting ourselves in imagination from this... | |
| Edwin Simpson - 1878 - 126 sidor
...gives wings to the slow course of hours and of days."(21) And so also Dr Johnson — "A lapse of time is as easily conceived as a passage of hours. In contemplation,...permit it to be contracted, when we only see their invitation." Surely this is evident. If we find no difficulty in transporting ourselves in imagination... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1878 - 750 sidor
...connected with it, that nothing but time can be supposed to intervene? Time is, of all modes of existence, most obsequious to the imagination ; a lapse of years...contemplation we easily contract the time of real actions, ntid therefore willingly permit it to be contracted when we only see their imitation. It will be asked,... | |
| George Crabb - 1882 - 876 sidor
...specific, whole is preferable : thus we say, all hope was lost ; but, our ichole hope rested in this. It will be asked how the drama moves if it is not credited. It is credited with till the credit due to a drama. _ JOHNSON. The ieMe history of this celebrated republic (Athens) is... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1882 - 996 sidor
...with it, that nothing but time can be supposed to intervene? Time is, of all modes of existence, inott fa contemplation we easily contract the tii-.e of eal actions, and therefore willingly permit it to... | |
| George Crabb - 1882 - 876 sidor
...all hope was lost ; but, our whole hope rested in this. It will be asked how the drama moves if it ia not credited. It is credited with all the credit due to a drama. JOHNSON. The whole history of this celebrated republic (Athens) is but one tissue of rashness, folly,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1898 - 456 sidor
...connected with it that nothing but time can be supposed to intervene. Time is, of all modes of existence, most obsequious to the imagination ; a lapse of years...to be contracted when we only see their imitation. . . . ' A play read, affects the mind like a play acted. It is therefore evident that the action is... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1898 - 460 sidor
...connected with it that nothing but time can be supposed to intervene. Time is, of all modes of existence, most obsequious to the imagination ; a lapse of years...to be contracted when we only see their imitation. . . . ' A play read, affects the mind like a play acted. It is therefore evident that the action is... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1898 - 462 sidor
...connected with it that nothing but time can be supposed to intervene. Time is, of all modes of existence, most obsequious to the imagination; a lapse of years...to be contracted when we only see their imitation. . . . ' A play read, affects the mind like a play acted. It is therefore evident that the action is... | |
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