| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 Seiten
...incongruities. They had no just idea of decorum, consequently but little sense of the ridiculous : what appears to us to be the highest burlesque, on them would have made no sort of impression. We must not wonder at this, in an age when courage, devotion, and ignorance, composed the character... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 Seiten
...incongruities. They had no just idea of decorum, consequently but little sense of the ridiculous : what appears to us to be the highest burlesque, on them would have made no sort of impression. We must not wonder at this, in an age wjien courage, devotion, and ignorance, composed the character... | |
| William Kennedy - 1818 - 524 Seiten
...However singular these may now appear, in the present enlightened age, it is certain our ances. tors intended no sort of impiety by these exhibitions;...occasion as the triumphant entry of a king or queen into the city of London, or other places, the pa« geants were almost entirely scriptural. A play of the... | |
| Robert Knight (vicar of Tewkesbury.) - 1818 - 142 Seiten
...admitted them : they had no just idea of decorum, consequently but little sense of the ridiculous : what appears to us to be the highest burlesque, on them would have made no sort of impression : we must not wonder at this in an age, when courage, devotion, and ignorance composed the character... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 Seiten
...incongruities. They had no just idea of decorum, consequently but little sense of the ridiculous : what appears to us to be the highest burlesque, on them would have made no sort of impression. We must not wonder at this, in an age when courage, devotion, and ignorance, composed the character... | |
| British and foreign young men's society - 1837 - 556 Seiten
...incongruities. They had no just idea of decorum, consequently but little sense of the ridiculous : what appears to us to be the highest burlesque, on them would have made no sort of impression. We must not wonder at this, in an age when courage, devotion, and ignorance, composed the character... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 Seiten
...no just idea of decorum, consequently but little sense of the ridiculous : what appears to us to bo books or in We must not wonder at this, in an age when courage, devotion, and ignorance, composed the character... | |
| Thomas Warton - 1840 - 600 Seiten
...all incongruities. They had no just idea of decorum, consequently but little sense of the ridiculous: what appears to -us to be the highest burlesque, on them would have made no sort of impression. We must not wonder at this, in an age when courage, devotion, and ignorance, comgosed the character... | |
| Thomas Warton - 1870 - 1044 Seiten
...incongruities. They had no just idea of decorum, consequently but little sense of the ridiculous : what appears to us to be the highest burlesque, on them would have made no sort of impression. We must not wonder at this, in an age when courage, devotion, and ignorance, compose the character... | |
| Philip W. Martin - 1982 - 268 Seiten
...all incongruities. They had no just idea of decorum, consequently but little sense of the ridiculous: what appears to us to be the highest burlesque, on them would have made no sort of impression.34 Warton's discussion gives the distinct impression that the most signal aspect of the... | |
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