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" The truth is, that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the stage is only a stage, and that the players are only players. "
Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces - Page 113
by Samuel Johnson - 1774
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

Books - 1765 - 600 pages
...are always in their fenfes, and know, from the firlt act to the laft, that the ftage is only a ftage, and that the players are only players. They come to...modulation. The lines relate to fome action, and an ac-. tion muft be in fome place ; but the different actions that cornpleat a ftory may be in places...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...are always in their fenfes, and know, from the firft aft to the laft, that the ftage is only a ftage, and that the players are only players. They come to...gefture and elegant modulation. The lines relate to fome aftion, and an aftion muft be in fome place •, but the different actions that complete a ftory may...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Brains that can make the Stage a Field. The Truth is, that the Spectators arc always in their Senfes, and know, from the firft Act to the laft, that the...to hear a certain Number of Lines recited with juft Geftureand elegant Modulation. The Lines relate to fome Action, and an Action muft be in fome Place...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...always in their fenfes, and know, from the firft aft to the laft, that the ftage is only a ftage, arid that the players are only players. They come to hear...gefture and elegant modulation. The lines relate to fome a£tion, and an aftion muft be in fome place-, but the different actions that complete a ftory may...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...truth is, that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the stage is only a stage, and that the players are only players. They came to hear a certain number of lines recited with just gesture and elegant modulation. The lines...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...firft ail to the laft, that the ftage is only a ftage, and that the players are only players. They came to hear a certain number of lines recited with juft...gefture and elegant modulation. The lines relate to ibme action, and an aflion muit be in fome place; but the different actions that complete a. Логу...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...are always in their fenfes, and know, from the firft act to the laft, that the ftage is only a ftage, and that the players are only players. They come to...gefture and elegant modulation. The lines relate to fome aftion, and an action muft be in fome place ; but the different actions that complete a ftory may be...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

History - 1793 - 620 pages
...are always in their fenies, and know, from the frit act to the lair, that the ftage is only a (tage, and that the players are only players. They come to hear a certain numbtr of lines recited with jull gefture and elegant modulation. Tie lines relate to fome action,...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Part 2

John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...truth is, that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the stage is only a stage, and that the players...come to hear a certain number of lines recited with just gesture and elegant modulation. The lines relate to some action, and an action must be in some...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden ..., Volume 1, Issue 2

John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 591 pages
...truth is, that the spectators are always in their senses, and know, from the first act to the last, that the stage is only a stage, and that the players...come to hear a certain number of lines recited with just gesture and elegant modulation. The lines relate to some action, and an action must be in some...
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