 This is mentioned to vindicate tragedy from the small esteem, or rather infamy, which in the account of many it undergoes at this day with other common interludes ; happening through the poet's error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and...  The English Drama in the Age of Shakespeare - Page 238by Wilhelm Michael Anton Creizenach - 1916 - 454 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...interludes; bap'ning tbrough the poets' error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and gravity; or introducing trivial and vulgar persons, •which...absurd; and brought in without discretion, corruptly to grattfy the people. And though ancient tragedy use no i,rologue,yet using sometimes, incase of self-defense... | |
 | James Plumptre - Theater - 1809 - 318 pages
...interludes ; happening through the poet's error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic'sadness and gravity; or introducing trivial and vulgar persons, which by all judicious hath been accounted absurd ; and brought in without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people." SIR RICHARD... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...happening through the poet's errour of intermixing comick stuff with tragick sadness and gravity ; or introducing trivial and vulgar persons, which by...without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people. And though Ancient Tragedy use no prologue, yet using sometimes, in case of self-defence, or explanation,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...interludes; happening, through the poet's errour of intermixing comic stuff with trade sadness and gravity; or introducing trivial and vulgar persons, which by...without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people. And though ancient tragedy use no prologue, yet using sometimes, in case of self-defence, or explanation,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pages
...happening through the poet's errour of intermixing comick stuff with tragick sadness and gravity ; or introducing trivial and vulgar persons, which by...without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people. And though Ancient Tragedy use no prologue, yet using sometimes, in case of self-defence, or explanation,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...happening through the poet's errour of intermixing comick stuff with tragick sadness and gravity ; or introducing trivial and vulgar persons, which by...without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people. And though Ancient Tragedy use no prologue, yet using sometimes, in case of self-defence, or explanation,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...through the poet's error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and gravity ; or in trail ut-ing trivial and vulgar persons, which by all judicious...without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people. And though ancient tragedy use no prologue, yet using sometimes, in case of self-defence, or explanation,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...happening, tlirough the poet's errour of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and gravity ; the blushing light begins to spread. And glancing...the mountain's head, His early flight th' ill-fated And though ancient tragedy use no prologue, yet using sometimes, in case of self-defence, or explanation,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 356 pages
...; happening, through the poet's errour of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and gravity ; or introducing trivial and vulgar persons, which by...without discretion, corruptly to gratify the . people. And though ancient tragedy use no prologue, yet using sometimes, in case of self-defence, or explanation,... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1823 - 220 pages
...interludes; happening through the poet's _error of intermixing comic stuff with tragic sadness and gravity; or introducing trivial and vulgar persons, which by...without discretion, corruptly to gratify the people. And though Ancient Tragedyuse no prologue, yet using sometimes, in case of self-defence, or explanation,... | |
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