The Works of Mr. William Shakespear, Volume 7J. Darby, 1725 |
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Page viii
... republish'd these Poems from an old Impreffion , in the Year 1710. at the fame time with Mr. Rowe's Publication of his Plays . He uses many Arguments to Publi- viii The PREFACE . with Authors, who carry with the Rust of Antiquity...
... republish'd these Poems from an old Impreffion , in the Year 1710. at the fame time with Mr. Rowe's Publication of his Plays . He uses many Arguments to Publi- viii The PREFACE . with Authors, who carry with the Rust of Antiquity...
Page ix
William Shakespeare George Sewell. Publication of his Plays . He uses many Arguments to prove them genuine , but the best is the Style , Spirit , and Fancy of SHAKESPEAR , which are not to be mistaken by any tolerable Judge in these ...
William Shakespeare George Sewell. Publication of his Plays . He uses many Arguments to prove them genuine , but the best is the Style , Spirit , and Fancy of SHAKESPEAR , which are not to be mistaken by any tolerable Judge in these ...
Page xv
... use to a few wife Men , who understand them , and all the rest make nothing of them ; and that it is better for them to get their Bread by Many , than to be look'd on by a Few C t • If this be fo , I fay , the fame will be the Fate of ...
... use to a few wife Men , who understand them , and all the rest make nothing of them ; and that it is better for them to get their Bread by Many , than to be look'd on by a Few C t • If this be fo , I fay , the fame will be the Fate of ...
Page xxiii
... use ; which is not inferior to my Averfion to Books of Knight - Erran- try . For whereas the Drama , according to Tully , ought to be a Mirror of human Life , a Pattern of Manners , and a lively Image of Truth ; thofe , that are acted ...
... use ; which is not inferior to my Averfion to Books of Knight - Erran- try . For whereas the Drama , according to Tully , ought to be a Mirror of human Life , a Pattern of Manners , and a lively Image of Truth ; thofe , that are acted ...
Page xxvii
... use of in Tragedy , ought not only to be intire , but of a just length ; that is , it must have a Beginning , Middle , and End . This distinguishes it from momentaneous Actions , or those that happen in an inftant , without Preparation ...
... use of in Tragedy , ought not only to be intire , but of a just length ; that is , it must have a Beginning , Middle , and End . This distinguishes it from momentaneous Actions , or those that happen in an inftant , without Preparation ...
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