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There prevailed in his time an opinion that the world was in its decay , and that we have had the misfortune to be produced in the decrepitude of Nature . It was suspected that the whole creation languished , that neither trees nor ...
There prevailed in his time an opinion that the world was in its decay , and that we have had the misfortune to be produced in the decrepitude of Nature . It was suspected that the whole creation languished , that neither trees nor ...
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Troilus and Cressida is a play altered from Shakespeare ; but so altered that even in Langbaine's opinion , the last scene in the third act is a masterpiece . It is introduced by a discourse on the grounds of criticism in tragedy ...
Troilus and Cressida is a play altered from Shakespeare ; but so altered that even in Langbaine's opinion , the last scene in the third act is a masterpiece . It is introduced by a discourse on the grounds of criticism in tragedy ...
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Addison declared himself of the same opinion ; but urged the importunity of his friends for its appearance on the stage . The emulation of parties made it successful beyond expectation , and its success has introduced or confirmed among ...
Addison declared himself of the same opinion ; but urged the importunity of his friends for its appearance on the stage . The emulation of parties made it successful beyond expectation , and its success has introduced or confirmed among ...
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