The Spectator, Zväzok 1Tonson, 1767 - 918 strán (strany) |
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... opera may be allowed to be extrava- gantly lavish in its decorations , as its only design is to gratify the senses , and keep up an indolent attention in the audience . Com- mon sense however requires , that there should be nothing in ...
... opera may be allowed to be extrava- gantly lavish in its decorations , as its only design is to gratify the senses , and keep up an indolent attention in the audience . Com- mon sense however requires , that there should be nothing in ...
Strana 9
... opera pretend to equal the famous pied piper , * who made all the mice of a great town in Ger- many follow his music , and by that means cleared the place of those little noxious ani- mals . Before I dismiss this paper , I must inform ...
... opera pretend to equal the famous pied piper , * who made all the mice of a great town in Ger- many follow his music , and by that means cleared the place of those little noxious ani- mals . Before I dismiss this paper , I must inform ...
Strana 27
... opera ; and therefore to ease themselves entirely of the fatigue of thinking , have so ordered it at present , that the whole opera is performed in an unknown tongue . We no longer understand the language of our own stage ; insomuch ...
... opera ; and therefore to ease themselves entirely of the fatigue of thinking , have so ordered it at present , that the whole opera is performed in an unknown tongue . We no longer understand the language of our own stage ; insomuch ...
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