 | Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...deliberately perfifted in a practice, which he might have begun by chance. As nothing is eflential to the fable, but unity of action, and as the unities of time and place arife evidently from falfe afiumptions, and, by circumfcribing the extent of the drama, leflen its... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...place arife evidently from falfe aflumptions, and, by circumfcribing the extent of the drama, lefien its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not obferved : Nor, if fuch another poet could arife, Ihould I very vehemently reproach him, that his firft... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...deliberately perfilled in a practice, which he might have begun by chance. As nothing is efiential to the fable, but unity of action, and as the unities of time and place arife evidently from falfe aflumptions, and, by circumfcribing the extent of the drama, leflen its... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Place arife evidently from falfe Aflumptions, and, by circumfcribing the Extent of the Drama, leffen its Variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not obferved : No/, if fuch another Poet could arife, (hould I very vehemently reproach him, that his full... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...Place arife evidently from falfe Affumptions, and, by circumfcribing the Extent of the Drama, leffen its Variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not obferved : Nor, if fuch another Poet could arife, (houkl I very vehemently reproach him, that his firR... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...deliberately perfifted in a Practice, which he might have begun by Chance. As nothing is eflential to the Fable, but Unity of Action, and as the Unities of Time and Place arife evidently from falfe Aflumptions, and, by circumfcribing the Extent of the Drama, leflen its... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...deliberately perfifted in a practice, which he might have begun by chance. As nothing is efiential to the fable but unity of action, and as the unities of time and place arifc evidently from falfe nfTumptions, and, by circumfcribing the extent of the drama, lefien its... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...he at last deliberately persisted in a practice, which he might have begun by chance. As nothing is essential to the fable but unity of action, and as...assumptions, and, by circumscribing the extent of the the drama, lessen its variety, t cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him,... | |
 | 1793 - 620 pages
...place ariie evidently from falfe affumptions, and, by circumfcribing the extent of the drama, lefien its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not obferved : nor, if fuch another poet could arife, íhould Í very vehemently reproach him, that his... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...deliberately perfifted in a practice, which he might have begun by chance. As nothing is eflential to the fable, but unity of action, and as the unities of time and place arife evidently from falfe allumptions, and, by circumfcribing the extent of the drama, leflen its... | |
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As nothing is essential to the fable but unity of action, and as the unities of time and place arise evidently from false assumptions, and, by circumscribing the extent of the drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented that they... 
