 | William Congreve - 1706 - 86 דפים
...This Refle&ion mov'd me to defign fomc Charafters, which fliould appear ridiculous not fomuch thro' a natural Folly (which is incorrigible, and therefore not: proper for the Stage) as thro' an aftedcd Wit > a Wit, which at the fame time that it is affc&ed, is alfo falfe. As there is... | |
 | William Congreve - 1774 - 438 דפים
...Compaffion. This Reflection moved me to defign fome Characters, which mould appear ridiculous, not fo much through a natural Folly (which is incorrigible,...Stage) as through an affected Wit ; a Wit, which at the fame time that it is affected, is alfo falfe. As there is fome Difficulty in the Formation of a Character... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 456 דפים
..."•- Tim This reflection moved me to defign fome characters, which fliould appear ridiculous, not fo much through a natural folly (which is incorrigible, and therefore not proper for the ftage) as through an affected wit; a wit, which, at the fame time that it is affected, is alfo falfe.... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1833 - 764 דפים
...the first ; Till you, the best Vitruvius, came at length; Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. natural folly (which is incorrigible, and therefore...the same time that it is affected, is also false. As there is some difficulty in the formation of a character of this nature, so there is some hazard... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1836 - 774 דפים
...the first; Till you, the best Vitruvius, came at length ; Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. natural folly (which is incorrigible, and therefore...the same time that it is affected, is also false. As there is some difficulty in the formation of a character of this nature, so there is some hazard... | |
 | William Wycherley, Leigh Hunt - 1840 - 784 דפים
...design some characters which should appear ridiculous, not so much through a natural folly (which ia incorrigible, and therefore not proper for the stage)...the same time that it is affected, is also false. As there in some difficulty in the formation of a character of this nature, во there is some hazard... | |
 | William Wycherley, Leigh Hunt - 1840 - 782 דפים
...instead of moving our mirth, they ought very often to excite our compa*£i &•' This reflection moved me to design some characters which should appear ridiculous, not so much through mm folly (which is incorrigible, and therefore not proper for the stage) as through an affected wit... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1852 - 406 דפים
...read this comedy without wonder and admiration; but it for the stage), as through an affected wit—a wit which, at the same time that it is affected, is also false. As there is some difficulty in the formation of a character of this nature, so there is some hazard... | |
 | William Wycherley, William Congreve, Leigh Hunt, Sir John Vanbrugh - 1866 - 768 דפים
...our mirth, they ought very often to excite our compassion, f This reflection moved mo to design wmio characters which should appear ridiculous, not so...through a natural folly (which is incorrigible, and thcrefnre not proper for the stage) as through an affected wit; a wit, which at the same time that... | |
 | William Wycherley - 1875 - 770 דפים
...instead of moving our mirth, they ought very often to excite our compassion. This reflection moved me to design some characters which should appear ridiculous,...wit, which at the same time that it is affected, is ,il . fnlse. As there is ноте difficulty in the formation of a character uf this nature, so there... | |
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This reflection moved me to design some characters which should appear ridiculous not so much through a natural folly (which is incorrigible, and therefore not proper for the stage) as through an affected wit : a wit which, at the same time that it is... 
