The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected: with Notes and Illustrations; an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, Grounded on Original and Authentick Documents; and a Collection of His Letters, the Greater Part of which Has Never Before Been Published, Volumen2T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1800 |
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... stage is much more difficult , where we are obliged never to lose any consider- able character which we have once presented . Custom likewise has obtained , that we must form an under - plot of second persons , which must be depending ...
... stage is much more difficult , where we are obliged never to lose any consider- able character which we have once presented . Custom likewise has obtained , that we must form an under - plot of second persons , which must be depending ...
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... stage , yet it will be found in the second telling ; and a judicious reader will discover in his closet that trashy stuff , whose glittering deceived him in the action . I have often heard the stationer sighing in his shop , and wishing ...
... stage , yet it will be found in the second telling ; and a judicious reader will discover in his closet that trashy stuff , whose glittering deceived him in the action . I have often heard the stationer sighing in his shop , and wishing ...
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... stage : so little value there is to be given to the common cry , that nothing but madness can please madmen , and a poet must be of a piece with the spectators to gain a reputation with them . But , as in a room contrived for state ...
... stage : so little value there is to be given to the common cry , that nothing but madness can please madmen , and a poet must be of a piece with the spectators to gain a reputation with them . But , as in a room contrived for state ...
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... stage I value no farther than in reference to my profit , and the satisfaction I had in seeing it represented with all the justness and gracefulness of action . But as it is my inte- rest to please my audience , so it is my ambition to ...
... stage I value no farther than in reference to my profit , and the satisfaction I had in seeing it represented with all the justness and gracefulness of action . But as it is my inte- rest to please my audience , so it is my ambition to ...
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... stage . Neither is it so trivial an undertaking to make a tragedy end happily ; for it is more difficult to save than it is to kill . The dagger and the cup of poison are always in a readiness ; but to bring the action to the last ...
... stage . Neither is it so trivial an undertaking to make a tragedy end happily ; for it is more difficult to save than it is to kill . The dagger and the cup of poison are always in a readiness ; but to bring the action to the last ...
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ABSALOM AND ACHITOPHEL acted action afterwards ALBION AND ALBANIUS amongst answer appears betwixt Bishop called catholick cause character church of England Cleomenes commendation confess conscience criticks crown death DEDICATION discourse dispute Dryden Duchess Duchess of York Duke of Guise Earl Elkanah Settle endeavour enemies English errours father favour fortune French friends give Henry the Third honour JOHN DRYDEN judge judgment King King of Navarre King's Lady lawful League learned least libel lived Lord Lord Rochester Lordship Majesty matter mean musick nature never observed opera opinion papists parallel parliament party person play pleased Plutarch poem poet poetry Pope popish Popish Plot praise Preface pretended prince protestant publick reader reason rebellion religion Roman Rome royal satire says scripture Shaftesbury shew supposed tell theatre thing thought tion tragedy Trajan translated true verses virtue words write written