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The critic in the * AthensRiim , ' of the 28 th of May has taken up a position with respect to Dramatic Genius , which it will be difficult to shake . No argument can do this effectually ; he will demand proofs ; there are no proofs against his argument , but abundance in his favour . Admitting all this , we nevertheless consider his able reasoning to be on false premises .
No great dramatic genius conies forward , but many elegant writers in the dramatic form—hereupon he argues there is no dramatic genius existing . This is not sound . Now , for infttaBce , let us suppose that he himself is such a man—that he writes a genuine tragedy — that he has no interest with
influential people , and is not a man of wealth ; what on earth can he do with it ? Offer it to some of the managers ?—nonsense ! —to some of the publishers' ?—nonsense ! - to a magazine , then ? - —Yes , if we mijj ; ht pick out the best bits , and give an abstract of the rest . And if so , what then ? Why , he may write an other as soon as he likes . The fact i « , there is no chance at
all for suoh a production ; and this the critic of the * Athenerimn ' ought to know well enough . With 4 he criticism on Ion / a * far as it goes , we agree } but something remains to be said .
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taktb&tfftiTies , which were ail owing to you !—never even to &rtfe n * e a few words , expressing your aeep remorse for tfie ii ^ htediable misch ie f you have brought upon me !—never even 16 have expressed to any of my friends and acquaintances ydur deep sense of all my kindness , so profusely thrown away upon you ! Mark the reward of ingratitude ! What have you got to wrv for yourself ? "
* Get out of my way : " answered Dry-shod calmly . Get out of your way ! " exclaimed the infuriate merchant ; M this all you have to say to me ! Speak , ungrateful wretch ! for surely you cannot be in a harry to be hanged ? Wh&t have ^ ou to say for all my kindness ?"
?• Hold your tongue ; " answered Dry-shod , rather impatiently , for him ; " it was not generosity that made a bankrupt of you , but weakness of self-command , and the folly of greedy desperation . Only see now what you have done ?—you have ruined yourself , and brought me to the gallows . "
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), July 2, 1836, page 446, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2659/page/54/
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