| Virgil - 1721 - 456 pages
...Leftrigotis, which cannot be reprefented even in Opera's ; but the Prowefs of Ac hilles, or JILneas, wou'd appear ridiculous in our Dwarf-Heroes of the Theatre. We can believe they routed Armies in. Homer, or inf^irgil1, but ne Hercules contra dnot in the Drama. 1 forbear to inftance in many, things, which... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 412 pages
...delight. They are a fort of (lately fuftian, and lofty childiflinefs. Nothing but nature can give a fmcere pleafure ; where that is not imitated, it is grotefque...ridiculous in our dwarf-heroes of the theatre. We can beliere they routed armies in Homer, or in Virgil ; but " ne Hercules contra duos" in the drama. I... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 494 pages
...the Leftrigons, which cannot be reprefented even in operas, but the prowefs of Achilles, or JEneas, would appear ridiculous in our dwarf-heroes of the...ne Hercules contra duos" in the drama. I forbear to iuftance in many things, which the ftage cannot, or ought not to reprefent. For I have faid already... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...Antiphines, and the Lcftrigons, which cannot be reprefemed even in operas, but the prowefs of Achillas, or /Eneas, would appear ridiculous in our dwarf-heroes...ne " Hercules contra duos" in the drama. I forbear toinftance in many things, which the flage cannot, or ought not to reprefent. For I have faid already... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...the Leftrigons, which cannot be reprefented even in operas, but the prowefs of Achilles, or .£neas, would appear ridiculous in our dwarf-heroes of the theatre. We can believe they touted armies in Homer, or in Virgil ; but " ne " Hercules contra duos" in the drama. I forbear to... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 712 pages
...Scylla, Antiphates, and the Lestrygons, which cannot be represented even in operas ; but the prowess of Achilles or ^Eneas would appear ridiculous in our...ne Hercules contra duos, in the drama. I forbear to instance in many things, which the stage cannot or ought not to represent ; for I have said already... | |
| John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...the Lestrygons, which cannot be represented even in operas ; but the prowess of Achilles or jEneas would appear ridiculous in our dwarf-heroes of the...ne Hercules contra duos, in the drama. I forbear to instance in many things, which the stage cannot or ought not to represent ; for I have said already... | |
| Virgil - 1803 - 408 pages
...the Lasstrygons, which cannot be represented even in operas ; but the prowess of Achilles or JEneas would appear ridiculous in our dwarfheroes of the...ne Hercules contra duos in the drama. I forbear to instance in many things, which the stage cannot or ought not to represent : for I have said already... | |
| Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...the Lsestrygons, which cannot be represented even in operas ; but the prowess of Achilles or jEneas would appear ridiculous in our dwarf-heroes of the...Hercules contra duos in the drama. I , forbear to instance in many things, which the stage cannot or ought not to represent; for I have said already... | |
| Virgil - 1806 - 414 pages
...i ven in operas ; but the prowess of Achilles or ./Eneas would appear ridiculous in our dwarfhcrocs of the theatre. We can believe they routed armies,...ne Hercules contra duos in the drama. I forbear to instance in many things, which the stage cannot or ought not to represent ; for I have said already... | |
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