 | William Shakespeare, George Colman, Nahum Tate - 1768 - 98 psl.
..." in the prefent * A 'venturer, N°. 122. te cafe, fays Dr. Johnfon, the publick has " decided, and Cordelia, from the time of *' Tate, has always retired with' victory and " felicity." To reconcile the cataftrophe of Tate to the ftory of Shakefpeare, was the firft grand object which... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 514 psl.
...equal, the audience will not always rife better pleafed from the final triumph of perfecuted virtue. In the prefent cafe the public has decided. Cordelia, from the time of Tate, has always retired with viftory and felicity. And, if my fenfations could add any thing to the general fuftrage, I might relate,... | |
 | George Colman - 1777 - 340 psl.
...of Addlfon : but " in the prefent cafe, fays " Dr. Johnfon, the publick has decided, and Cor" delia, from the time of Tate, has always retired *' with victory and felicity." To reconcile the cataftrophe of Tate to the ftory of Shakefpeare, was the firft grand object which... | |
 | Thomas Davies - 1783 - 442 psl.
...events of human life; but fince, fays this writer, all reafonable beings naturally love juftice, \ cannot eafily be perfuaded, that the obfervation of...felicity. He farther fays, that, many years ago, he was fo fhocked by Cordelia's death, that he knows not whether he ever endured to read again the laft fcenes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1785 - 632 psl.
...audience will not always rife better pleated from the final triumph of perfecuted virtue. In the prefcnt cafe the public has decided*. Cordelia, from the time...Tate, has always retired with victory and felicity. And, if my fenfutions couki add any thing to the general fuf, i * Dr. Johnfon fiiould rather have faid... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 722 psl.
...always rife tetter pleafed from the final triumph of perfccuted virtue. In the prefent cafe the publick has decided*. Cordelia, from the time of Tate, has always retired with viftory and felicity. And, if my fenfations could add any thing to the general furTrage, I might relate,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1798 - 446 psl.
...pleafed from the final triumph of perfccuted virtue. In the prefent cafe the public has decided. CordeKa, from the time of Tate, has always retired with victory and felicity. And, if my fenfations could add any thing to the general fuffrage, I might relate, I was manyyears... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 396 psl.
...will not always rise better pleased from the final triumph of persecuted virtue. In the present case the public has decided. Cordelia, from the time of...Tate, has always retired with victory and felicity. And, if my sensations could add any thing to the general suffrage, I might relate, I was many years... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 psl.
...the final triumph of perfecuted virtue. In In the prefent cafe the publick has decided. Cor-' delia, from the time of Tate, has always retired with victory and felicity. And, if my fenfations could add any thing to the general fuffrage, I might relate, I was many years... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 488 psl.
...will not always rise better pleased from the final triumph of persecuted virtue. In the present case the public has decided. Cordelia, from the time of...Tate, has always retired with victory and felicity. And, if my sensations could add any thing to the general suffrage, I might relate, I was many years... | |
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I was many years ago so shocked by Cordelia's death, that I know not whether I ever endured to read again the last scenes of the play till I undertook to revise them as an editor. 
