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 | 1753 - 646 pages
...introduce a tafte for real nature in his Csefar in Egypt, and treated the audience with real — not fwans indeed, for that would have been too bold an attempt in the dawn of truth, but very perfonablegeefe. The inventor, like other original genius's, was treated ill by a barbarous age: yet... | |
 | 324 pages
...attempt in the dawn of truth, but very perfonable geefe. The inventor, like other original genius's, was treated ill by a barbarous age : yet I can venture to affirm, that a ftricter adherence to reality would have faved even thofe times from being fhocked by abfurdities,... | |
 | Edward Moore - English essays - 1772 - 364 pages
...a tafte for real' nature, in his Casfar in Egypt, and treated the audience with real — not fwaps indeed, for that would have been too bold an attempt in the dawn of truth, but very perfonable geefe. The inventor, like B 6 .' other other original genius's, was treated ill by a barbarous... | |
 | 1776 - 296 pages
...introduce a tafte for real nature in his Csefar in Egypt, and treated the audience with real — not fvvans indeed, for that would have been too bold an attempt in the dawn of truth, but very perfonable geefe. The inventor, like other original geniufes, was treated ill by abar-< barous age;... | |
 | 1786 - 636 pages
...introduce a tafte for real nature in his Caefar in Egypt, and treated the audience with real — not fwans indeed, for that would have been too bold an attempt in the dawn of truth, but very perlonable geefe. The inventor, like other original geniules, was treated ill by a barbarous age :... | |
 | 1753 - 640 pages
...introduce a tafte for real nature in his Cxfar in Egypt, and treated the audience with real — not fwans indeed, for that would have been too bold an attempt in the dawn of truth, -but very perfonable geefe. The inventor, like other original genius's, was treated ill by a barbarous age :... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 360 pages
...introduce a taste for real nature in his Caesar in Egypt, and treated the audience with real — not swans indeed, for that would have been too bold an...by a barbarous age : yet I can venture to affirm, thata stricter adherence to reality would have saved even those times from being shocked by absurdities,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 788 pages
...introduce a taste for real nature in his Caesar in Egypt, and treated the audience with real — not swans indeed, for that would have been too bold an...to fiction. I myself remember, how, much about that .sera, the great Senesino, representing Alexander at the siege of Oxydraca;, so far forgot himself... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 636 pages
...introduce a taste for real nature in his Ceesar in Egypt, and treated the audience with real — not swans indeed, for that would have been too bold an...to fiction. I myself remember, how, much about that era, the great Senesino, representing Alexander at the siege of Oxydracse, so far forgot himself in... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 336 pages
...introduce a taste for real nature in his Csesar in Egypt, and treated the audience with reat —not swans indeed, for that would have been too bold an...to fiction. I myself remember, how, much about that era, the great Senesino, representing Alexander at the siege of Oxydracae, so far forgot himself in... | |
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