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Page i
... most numerous , as well as most confpicuous instances , both of Beau- ties and Faults of all forts . But this far ex- ceeds the bounds of a Preface , the business- of which is only to give an account of the Fate of his Works , and the ...
... most numerous , as well as most confpicuous instances , both of Beau- ties and Faults of all forts . But this far ex- ceeds the bounds of a Preface , the business- of which is only to give an account of the Fate of his Works , and the ...
Page iii
... most to be Twins , will upon comparison be found remarkably distinct . To this life and variety of Character , we must add the wonderful Preservation of it ; which is fuch throughout his plays , that had all the Speeches been printed ...
... most to be Twins , will upon comparison be found remarkably distinct . To this life and variety of Character , we must add the wonderful Preservation of it ; which is fuch throughout his plays , that had all the Speeches been printed ...
Page iv
... most pertinent and judicious upon every fubject ; but by a talent very peculiar , fomething between Penetration and Felicity , he hits upon that particular point on which the bent of each argument turns , or the force of each mo- tive ...
... most pertinent and judicious upon every fubject ; but by a talent very peculiar , fomething between Penetration and Felicity , he hits upon that particular point on which the bent of each argument turns , or the force of each mo- tive ...
Page v
... most strange , unexpected , and confequently moft unnatural , Events and Incidents ; the most A exagge-- 1 exaggerated Thoughts ; the most verbofe and bombaft Expreffion The PREFACE . V.
... most strange , unexpected , and confequently moft unnatural , Events and Incidents ; the most A exagge-- 1 exaggerated Thoughts ; the most verbofe and bombaft Expreffion The PREFACE . V.
Page ix
... most are such as are not properly Defects , but Superfætations : and arife not from want of learning or reading , but from want of thinking or judging : or rather ( to be more just to our Author ) from a compliance to those wants in ...
... most are such as are not properly Defects , but Superfætations : and arife not from want of learning or reading , but from want of thinking or judging : or rather ( to be more just to our Author ) from a compliance to those wants in ...
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