The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Eight Volumes, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson, H. Woodfall, J. Rivington ... [and 9 others], 1765 |
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... reality . From the narrow limitation of time neceffarily arifes the contraction of place . The fpectator , who knows that he faw the firft act at Alexandria , cannot fuppofe fuppofe that he fees the next at Rome , at PREFACE . XXV.
... reality . From the narrow limitation of time neceffarily arifes the contraction of place . The fpectator , who knows that he faw the firft act at Alexandria , cannot fuppofe fuppofe that he fees the next at Rome , at PREFACE . XXV.
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In Eight Volumes William Shakespeare Samuel Johnson. fuppofe that he fees the next at Rome , at a distance to which not the dragons of Medea could , in so short a time , have tranfported him ; he knows with cer- tainty that he has not ...
In Eight Volumes William Shakespeare Samuel Johnson. fuppofe that he fees the next at Rome , at a distance to which not the dragons of Medea could , in so short a time , have tranfported him ; he knows with cer- tainty that he has not ...
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... I think , impoffible to decide , and useless to inquire . We may reafonably fuppofe , that , when he rofe to notice , he did not want the counfels counfels and admonitions of fcholars and crticks , and that PREFACE . xxix.
... I think , impoffible to decide , and useless to inquire . We may reafonably fuppofe , that , when he rofe to notice , he did not want the counfels counfels and admonitions of fcholars and crticks , and that PREFACE . xxix.
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... fuppofe , that he chofe the most popular , fuch as were read by many , and related by more ; for his audience could not have followed him through the intricacies of the drama , had they not held the thread of the story in their hands ...
... fuppofe , that he chofe the most popular , fuch as were read by many , and related by more ; for his audience could not have followed him through the intricacies of the drama , had they not held the thread of the story in their hands ...
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... part of his ferious employments , and which , I fuppofe , fince the ardour of compofition is remitted , he no longer numbers among his happy effufions . The The original and predominant errour of his com- mentary , lii PREFA C. E..
... part of his ferious employments , and which , I fuppofe , fince the ardour of compofition is remitted , he no longer numbers among his happy effufions . The The original and predominant errour of his com- mentary , lii PREFA C. E..
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