Tragedy, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems: therefore said by Aristotle to be of power, by raising pity and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and suchlike passions,... The gay science - Seite 222von Enaeas Sweetland Dallas - 1866Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 Seiten
...morateit, and most profitable of all ether poems i therefore said by Aristotle ft be of power by raiting pity and fear, or terror^ to purge the mind of those...reduce them to just measure 'with a kind of delight, stirr'd up by reading or seeing those passions ntiett imitated. Nor is Nature ivanting in her own effefis... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 Seiten
...is called Tragedy. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems : therefore...Aristotle to be of power by raising pity and fear, or terrour, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 414 Seiten
...is catted Tragedy. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently cornel, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems : therefore...Aristotle to be of power by raising pity and fear, or terrour, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce lhem to just... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 418 Seiten
...Tragedy. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, snd Hiost profitable of all other poems : therefore said by...Aristotle to be of power by raising pity and fear, or terrour, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 Seiten
...species of writing, he thought if expedient to prefix to bis play a funnat defence of tragedy. WARTOX, by Aristotle to be of power by raising pity and fear, or terrour, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just... | |
| Aristotle, Thomas Twining - 1812 - 516 Seiten
...passage. — " Tragedy, as it was anciently composed, hath " been ever held the gravest, moralest, and most ** profitable of all other Poems : therefore...pity, " and fear or terror, to purge the mind of those w and such like passions ; that is, to temper and " reduce them to just measure, with a kind of " delight,... | |
| Robert Mansel - 1814 - 232 Seiten
...Milton's preface to his Sampson AgonisteTQ " Tragedy," says he, " as it was anciently composed, has been held the GREATEST MORALIST and most profitable of...therefore said by ARISTOTLE to be of power, by raising piety and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions ; that is, to temper and... | |
| Robert Mansel - 1814 - 230 Seiten
...Sampson Agonistes. " Tragedy," says he, " as it was anciently composed, has been held the SREATEST MORALIST and most profitable of all other poems :...therefore said by ARISTOTLE to be of power, by raising piety and fear, or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions; that is, to temper and... | |
| Aristotle - 1815 - 492 Seiten
...held the gravest, moralest, and most profitable of all other poems: therefore said by Aristotle u> be of power, by raising pity, and fear or terror, to purge the mind of those and such like passions j that is, to temper and reduce them to just measure, with a kind of delight, stirred up by reading... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 Seiten
...it called Tragedy. TRAGEDY, as it was anciently composed, hath been ever held the gravest, moralest, bear ; Safe in the hand of one disposing terrour, to purge the mind of those and such like passions, that is, to temper and reduce them to just... | |
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