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Page 198
... play is written in rhyme , and has the appearance of being the most elaborate of all the dramas . The personages are imperial ; but the dialogue is often domestic , and therefore susceptible of sentiments accommodated to familiar ...
... play is written in rhyme , and has the appearance of being the most elaborate of all the dramas . The personages are imperial ; but the dialogue is often domestic , and therefore susceptible of sentiments accommodated to familiar ...
Page 199
... 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 , " to which I suspect ...
... 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 , " to which I suspect ...
Page 339
... play in their full force , and therefore discovered more desire of vexing the critic than of defending the poet . Addison , who was no stranger to the world , probably saw the selfishness of Pope's friendship , and , resolving that he ...
... play in their full force , and therefore discovered more desire of vexing the critic than of defending the poet . Addison , who was no stranger to the world , probably saw the selfishness of Pope's friendship , and , resolving that he ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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