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Page 45
... shewn by the third part . The duration of an unfinished action cannot be known . Of characters either not yet introduced , or shewn but upon few occasions , the full extent and the nice discriminations cannot be ascer- tained . The ...
... shewn by the third part . The duration of an unfinished action cannot be known . Of characters either not yet introduced , or shewn but upon few occasions , the full extent and the nice discriminations cannot be ascer- tained . The ...
Page 146
... shewn or re- spect paid him : he gives him up at once to laughter and contempt , without any quality that can dignify or protect him . In forming the character of Hudibras , and describ- ing his person and habiliments , the author seems ...
... shewn or re- spect paid him : he gives him up at once to laughter and contempt , without any quality that can dignify or protect him . In forming the character of Hudibras , and describ- ing his person and habiliments , the author seems ...
Page 352
... shewn unfortunate ; and vice detestable , though it be shewn triumphant . ' If , then , the encouragement of virtue and discourage- ment of vice be the proper ends of poetry in tragedy , pity and terror , though good means , are not the ...
... shewn unfortunate ; and vice detestable , though it be shewn triumphant . ' If , then , the encouragement of virtue and discourage- ment of vice be the proper ends of poetry in tragedy , pity and terror , though good means , are not the ...
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