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" Pontus ; we know that there is neither war nor preparation for war; we know that we are neither in Rome nor Pontus, that neither Mithridates nor Lucullus are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions, and why may not the... "
The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now First ... - Page 166
by John Dryden - 1800 - 596 pages
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...that we are neither in Rome nor Pontus; that neither Mithridates nor Lucullus are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions...happened years after the first, if it be so connected wilh it, that nothing nothing but time can be supposed to intervene ? Time is, of all modes of existence,...
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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
...we are neither in Rome nor Pontus ; that neither Mithridates nor Lucullus are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions...with it, that nothing but time can be supposed to inter, vene ? Time is, of all modes of existence, most obse» quious to the imagination ; a lapse of...
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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ...

Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 pages
...we are neither in Rome, nor Pontus; that neither Mithridates, nor Lucullus, are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions;...that nothing but time can be supposed to intervene? , The lines, likewise, of a play, relate to some action, and an action must be in some place; but the...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...we are neither in Rome nor Pontus ; that neither Mithridates nor Lucullus are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions,...years is as easily conceived as a passage of hours. In eontem plation we easily contract the time of real actions, and therefore willingly permit it to be...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...we are neither in Rome nor Pontus; that neither .Mithridates nor Lucullus are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions,...imagination; a lapse of years is as easily conceived aa a passage of hours. In contemplation we easily contract the time of real action, and therefore willingly...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 pages
...we are neither in Rome nor Pontus ; that neither Mithridates nor Litcullus are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions...be supposed to intervene ? Time is, of all modes of exist-- ence, most obsequious to the imagination ; a lapse of years is as easily conceived as a passage...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...we are neither in Rome nor Pontus ; that neither Mithridates nor Lucullus are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions,...and why may not the second imitation represent an actiSn that happened years after the first ; if it be so connected with it, that nothing but time can...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare. Whittingham's ed, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...we are neither in Rome nor Pontus: that neither Mithridates nor Luculitts are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions,...imitation represent an action that happened years afttr the first; it" it be so connected with it, that nothing but time can be supposed to intervene?...
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Elegant extracts, Volume 55

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...we are neither in Rome nor Pontus ; that neither Mithridates nor Lucullus are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions...second imitation represent an action that happened yean after the first, if it be so connected with it, that nothing bat time can be supposed to intervene...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Some account of Shakespeare's ...

William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 pages
...we are neither in Rome nor Pontus ; that neither Mithridates nor Lucullus are before us. The drama exhibits successive imitations of successive actions,...that nothing but time can be supposed to intervene ? Timo is, of all modes of existence, most obsequious to the imagination ; a lapse of years is as easily...
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