The Works of Mr. William Shakespear, Volume 7J. Darby, 1725 |
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Page viii
... Person . A fine Writer thus treated looks like Deiphobus among the Shades , so maim'd by his pretended Friend , that the good Aneas hardly knew him again ; and with him we may cry out , Quis tam crudeles optavit fumere Pœnas ? The ...
... Person . A fine Writer thus treated looks like Deiphobus among the Shades , so maim'd by his pretended Friend , that the good Aneas hardly knew him again ; and with him we may cry out , Quis tam crudeles optavit fumere Pœnas ? The ...
Page xv
... Persons , ' and at several Times ; and this not with any Contrivance to • make it appear probable , but with manifest Errors altogether in- • excusable ? And the worst of it is , there are some Blockheads • who call this Perfection ...
... Persons , ' and at several Times ; and this not with any Contrivance to • make it appear probable , but with manifest Errors altogether in- • excusable ? And the worst of it is , there are some Blockheads • who call this Perfection ...
Page xviii
... Persons who are intirely ignorant of these Rules , and yet do ⚫ not miss of Success in many things . But this is far from de- • stroying the Rules , since it only serves to shew their Beauty , ⚫ and proves how far they are conformable ...
... Persons who are intirely ignorant of these Rules , and yet do ⚫ not miss of Success in many things . But this is far from de- • stroying the Rules , since it only serves to shew their Beauty , ⚫ and proves how far they are conformable ...
Page xxiii
... Persons representing , the Scenes are to be regarded by the Poet : For the Decoration is not only for Pomp and Show , as it is generally design'd , but to express the Nature of the things represented , and the Place where ; since there ...
... Persons representing , the Scenes are to be regarded by the Poet : For the Decoration is not only for Pomp and Show , as it is generally design'd , but to express the Nature of the things represented , and the Place where ; since there ...
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... Persons , ' and at several Times ; and this not with any Contrivance to ⚫ make it appear probable , but with manifest Errors altogether in- excusable ? And the worst of it is , there are some Blockheads • who call this Perfection , and ...
... Persons , ' and at several Times ; and this not with any Contrivance to ⚫ make it appear probable , but with manifest Errors altogether in- excusable ? And the worst of it is , there are some Blockheads • who call this Perfection , and ...
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