 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1837 - 522 pągines
...the first. " The spectators," says Johnson, " are always in their senses, " and know from first to last that the stage is only " a stage, and that the players are only players." • " Our thoughtless sex is caught by outw&rdform, " And empty noise, and loves itself in man." "... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 pągines
...stage, and the players »re only players. They come to hear a certain number of lines recited wilh Since mine own doors refuse to entertain me, I'll knock elsewhere, to see if they'll disdain sonic place; but the different actions that complete a story may be in places very remote from each... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1839 - 532 pągines
...the first. " The spectators," says Johnson, " are always in their senses, " and know from first to last that the stage is only " a stage, and that the players are only players." * " Our thoughtless sex is caught by outward form, " And empty noise, and loves itself in man." " Each... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1841 - 464 pągines
...the first. " The spectators," says Johnson, " arc always in their senses, and " know from first to last that the stage is only a stage, and that the " players are only players." But docs not this argument, in fact, amount to this — that art is not perfect, and that therefore... | |
 | Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1824 - 318 pągines
...for a single moment, was ever credited. The truth is, that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the...recited with just gesture and elegant modulation." In revising this note, I wish the student distinctly to understand, that whether stage representation... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 348 pągines
...that can make the stage a field. i . The truth is, that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the...but the different actions that complete a story may he in places very remote from each other ; and where is the absurdity of allowing that space to represent... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1849 - 602 pągines
...after the first. "The spectators," says Johnson, "are always in their senses, and know from first to last that the stage is only a stage, and that the players are only players." But does not this argument, in fact, amount to this — that art is not perfect, and that therefore... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 430 pągines
...the first. " The spectators," says Johnson, " are always in their " senses, and know from first to last that the stage is only " a stage, and that the players are only players." But does not this argument, in fact, amount to this — that art is not perfect, and that therefore... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 360 pągines
...• • Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnson. truth is that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the...only a stage, and that the players are only players, works, v. 120. • • • FAMILIAR comedy is often more powerful on the theatre than in the page ;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1890 - 620 pągines
...discussion of the doctrine of the unities of time and place; the spectators "are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the stage is only a stage;" knowing which they can make time and place, as well as any other mode of being, obsequious to the imagination.... | |
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The truth is, that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the stage is only a stage, and that the players are only players. 
