 I cannot forbear thinking how naturally an historian who writes two or three hundred years hence, and does not know the taste of his wise forefathers, will make the following reflection, ' In the beginning of the eighteenth century the Italian tongue...  History of the opera - Side 56av Henry Sutherland Edwards - 1862Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 626 sider
...of his wise fore-fathers, will make the following reflection : ' In the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Italian tongue was so well understood...be serious in the confutation of an absurdity that shews itself at the first sight. It does not want any great measure of sense to see the ridicule of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 624 sider
...of his wise fore-fathers, will make the following reflection : ' In the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Italian tongue was so well understood...be serious in the confutation of an absurdity that shews itself at the first sight. It does not want any great measure of sense to see the ridicule of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 622 sider
...of his wise fore-fathers, will make the following reflection : ' In the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Italian tongue was so well understood...be serious in the confutation of an absurdity that shews itself at the first sight. It does not want any great measure of sense to see the ridicule of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 628 sider
...of his wise fore-fathers, will make the following reflection : ' In the beginning of tin; eighteenth century, the Italian tongue was so well understood...were acted on the public stage in that language.' One scar^ knows how to be serious in the confutation of an absurdity that shews itself at the first sight.... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1856 - 772 sider
...make the following reflection (the italies are the author's) : — In the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Italian tongue was so well understood...England, that Operas were acted on the public stage in (liat language!' Half the extreme time assigned to the fulfilment of Addison's prophesy has already... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 sider
...of his wise forefathers, will make the following reflections : " In the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Italian tongue was so well understood...be serious in the confutation of an absurdity that shews itself at 6rst sight. It does not want any great measure of sense to see the ridicule of this... | |
 | William Drogo Montagu Duke of Manchester - 1864 - 466 sider
...cannot CHAP forbear thinking how naturally an historian who writes -l"^vl two or three hundred years hence, and does not know the taste of his wise forefathers,...were acted on the public stage in that language.' " Half of the extreme period above named has since passed away, and A\hen the other half has gone by,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1875 - 566 sider
...on the public "t ^^ in that language.' ' **e One scarce knows how to be serious in the confutation an absurdity that shows itself at the first sight. It does not any great measure of sense to see the ridicule of this mo^ practice: but what makes it the more astonishing,... | |
 | Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret) - 1894 - 436 sider
...musical there is no need of understanding at all. ' One scarce knows how to be serious,' he adds,' in the confutation of an absurdity that shows itself...great measure of sense to see the ridicule of this most monstrous practice. If, the Italians have a genius for music above the English the English have... | |
 | Edward Robins - 1895 - 390 sider
...of his wise fore-fathers will make the following reflection : ' In the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Italian tongue was so well understood...operas were acted on the public stage in that language. ' ' ' The Arsinoe referred to in this essay was given in its Anglicized form in 1705, and the advertisement... | |
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