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Page 137
... published the Rival Ladies , which he dedicated to the Earl of Orrery , a man of high reputation both as a writer and a statesman . In this play he made his essay of dramatick rhyme , which he defends in his dedication , with sufficient ...
... published the Rival Ladies , which he dedicated to the Earl of Orrery , a man of high reputation both as a writer and a statesman . In this play he made his essay of dramatick rhyme , which he defends in his dedication , with sufficient ...
Page 138
... published . Here appears a strange in- consistency ; but Langbaine affords some help , by relating that the answer to Howard was not published in the first edition of the play , but was added when it was afterwards reprinted ; and as ...
... published . Here appears a strange in- consistency ; but Langbaine affords some help , by relating that the answer to Howard was not published in the first edition of the play , but was added when it was afterwards reprinted ; and as ...
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... published some remarks upon it , with very little force , and with no effect ; for the opinion of the publick was already settled , and it was no longer at the mercy of criticism . About this time he published The Temple of Fame , which ...
... published some remarks upon it , with very little force , and with no effect ; for the opinion of the publick was already settled , and it was no longer at the mercy of criticism . About this time he published The Temple of Fame , which ...
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