| 1789 - 508 páginas
...of to infpire us with magnificent ideas of the pe.rfons that fpeak. The ordinary method of making an hero, is to clap a huge plume of feathers upon his head, which rifes fo very high, that there is often a greater length from his chin to the top of his head, than... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 414 páginas
...illuftrated by Addifon in criticifing upon Englifh tragedy *. " The ordinary a'°"' method of making an hero is to clap a huge plume of feathers upon his head, which rifes fo high, that there is often a greater length from his chin to the top of his head than to the... | |
| 1803 - 434 páginas
...when he would make us melancholy, the stage is darkened. But among all our tragic artifices, I am the most offended at those which are made use of to inspire...persons that speak. The ordinary method of making an hero, is to clap a hyge plume of feathers upon his head, which rises so very high, that there is... | |
| 1803 - 420 páginas
...of to inspire us with magnificent ideas of the persons that speak. The ordinary method of making an hero, is to clap a huge plume of feathers upon his...head, which rises so very high, that there is often greater length from his chin to the top of his head, than to the sole of his foot. One would believe,... | |
| Spectator The - 1808 - 348 páginas
...melancholy, the stage is darkened. But among all our tragic artifices, I am the must offended at thuse which are made use of to inspire us with magnificent...persons that speak. The ordinary method of making an hero, is to clap a hnge plume of feathers upon I". head, which rises so very high, that there is... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 páginas
...when he would make us melancholy, the stage is darkened. But among all our tragic artifices, I am the most offended at those which are made use of to inspire...persons that speak." : The ordinary method of making an hero, is to clap a huge plume of feathers upon his head, which rises so very high, that there is... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 páginas
...when he would make us melancholy, the stage is darkened. But among all our tragic artifices, I am the most offended at those which are made use of to inspire...persons that speak/ The ordinary method of making an hero, is to clap a huge plume of feathers upon his head, which rises so very high, that there is... | |
| Spectator The - 1816 - 348 páginas
...when he wuld make us melancholy, the stage is darkened. But among all our tragic artifices, I am the most offended at those which are made use of to inspire...persons that speak. The ordinary method of making an hero, is to clap a huge plume of feathers upon his head, which rises so veiy high, that there in... | |
| Spectator The - 1816 - 372 páginas
...melancholy, the stage is darkened. But among all our tragic artifices, I am the most offended at (hose which are made use of to inspire us with magnificent...persons that speak. The ordinary method of making an hero, is to clap an huge plume of feathers upon his head, which rises so very high, that there is... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 428 páginas
...humorously illustrated by Addison in criticising upon English tragedy : " The ordinary method of making an hero, is to " clap a huge plume of feathers upon his head, " which rises so high, that there is often a greater " length from his chin to the top of his head, than. t( to the... | |
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