Conversations of James Northcote..
Conversations of James Northcote..
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He did not pique himself upon originality, but sat down to write bis plays for the simple purpose of the moment, and without a glimpse or ai^ ambition of the immortality which they were to acquire. He made use of whatever he recollected and thought desirable^ with the contrivance of an ordinary play-writer, and only grew original and vast and exquisite, in spite of himself. If it be true that ' he wrote not for an age, but for all time,' stiil there was no one who knew less of that fact than he... ! He imagined himself writing only for the day before him ; and it is to this very circumstance that we owe the ease^ the flashes, and the soarings of his spirit. He was never over* powered by the intended loftiness of the occasion* He made no efforts that were laborious, because his mind was always superior to his object, and never bowed down to it. He pos« sessed, too, that alBuence of genius, which rendered him.
not only prodigal in- its use, but almost unacquainted with its existence. He never stood upon its dignity; he wast never fearful of its loss nor of its denial.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He did not pique himself upon originality, but sat down to write bis plays for the simple purpose of the moment, and without a glimpse or ai^ ambition of the immortality which they were to acquire. He made use of whatever he recollected and thought desirable^ with the contrivance of an ordinary play-writer, and only grew original and vast and exquisite, in spite of himself. If it be true that ' he wrote not for an age, but for all time,' stiil there was no one who knew less of that fact than he... ! He imagined himself writing only for the day before him ; and it is to this very circumstance that we owe the ease^ the flashes, and the soarings of his spirit. He was never over* powered by the intended loftiness of the occasion* He made no efforts that were laborious, because his mind was always superior to his object, and never bowed down to it. He pos« sessed, too, that alBuence of genius, which rendered him.
not only prodigal in- its use, but almost unacquainted with its existence. He never stood upon its dignity; he wast never fearful of its loss nor of its denial.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830 to read onlineMoreLess
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