Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 104
... Stage , & c . , 1716 , Pref . p . 5 , says that Des Champs ' play was performed ' upon our stage . ' Ante , DRYDEN , 173 ; post , ADDI- SON , 138 , 153 . 5 It lasted from March 12 , 1712-3 , to Oct. 1. With the title , motto , and ...
... Stage , & c . , 1716 , Pref . p . 5 , says that Des Champs ' play was performed ' upon our stage . ' Ante , DRYDEN , 173 ; post , ADDI- SON , 138 , 153 . 5 It lasted from March 12 , 1712-3 , to Oct. 1. With the title , motto , and ...
Page 220
... Stage , I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation 3 . He was formed for - the stage as inconsistent with Chris- tianity . Collier , in his Defence of a Short View , p . 87 , quotes it ( p . 89 ) where ...
... Stage , I believe with no other motive than religious zeal and honest indignation 3 . He was formed for - the stage as inconsistent with Chris- tianity . Collier , in his Defence of a Short View , p . 87 , quotes it ( p . 89 ) where ...
Page 330
... stage a comedy borrowed from a Spanish plot , which was refused by the players , and was therefore given by him to Mr. Bullock , who , having more interest , made some slight alterations , and brought it upon the stage under the title ...
... stage a comedy borrowed from a Spanish plot , which was refused by the players , and was therefore given by him to Mr. Bullock , who , having more interest , made some slight alterations , and brought it upon the stage under the title ...
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