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Page 65
... tragedy ; whether from the Alcibiade of Pala- prat , I have not means to inquire . Langbaine , the great detector of plagiarism , is silent . In 1677 , he published " Titus and Berenice , ” translated from Rapin , with the " Cheats of ...
... tragedy ; whether from the Alcibiade of Pala- prat , I have not means to inquire . Langbaine , the great detector of plagiarism , is silent . In 1677 , he published " Titus and Berenice , ” translated from Rapin , with the " Cheats of ...
Page 66
... tragedy drawn from middle life . Its whole power is upon the affections ; for it is not written with much comprehension of thought , or elegance of expression . But if the heart is interested , many other beauties may be wanting , yet ...
... tragedy drawn from middle life . Its whole power is upon the affections ; for it is not written with much comprehension of thought , or elegance of expression . But if the heart is interested , many other beauties may be wanting , yet ...
Page 84
... tragedy . " Would it be imagined that , of this rival to anti- quity , all the satires were little personal invec- tives , and that his longest composition was a song of eleven stanzas ? The blame , however , of this exaggerated praise ...
... tragedy . " Would it be imagined that , of this rival to anti- quity , all the satires were little personal invec- tives , and that his longest composition was a song of eleven stanzas ? The blame , however , of this exaggerated praise ...
Page 93
... tragedies . He then joined with Sir Robert Howard in " The Indian Queen , " a tragedy in rhyme . The parts which either of them wrote are not distinguished . " " " The Indian Emperor " was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme ...
... tragedies . He then joined with Sir Robert Howard in " The Indian Queen , " a tragedy in rhyme . The parts which either of them wrote are not distinguished . " " " The Indian Emperor " was published in 1667. It is a tragedy in rhyme ...
Page 94
... tragedy written in rhyme by Elkanah Settle ; which was so much applauded , as to make him think his supremacy of reputation in some danger . Settle had not only been prosperous on the stage , but , in the confidence of success , had pub ...
... tragedy written in rhyme by Elkanah Settle ; which was so much applauded , as to make him think his supremacy of reputation in some danger . Settle had not only been prosperous on the stage , but , in the confidence of success , had pub ...
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