Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespear, Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets: With Some Remarks Upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. VoltaireJ. Dodsley, 1769 - 288 pages |
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... Henry IV . P. 89 . The Second Part of Henry IV . P. III . On the Præternatural Beings . P. 133 . The Tragedy of Macbeth . P. 173 . Upon the Cinna of Corneille . P. 207 . Upon the Death of Julius Cæfar . P. 245- ERRAT A. Page 25. to 51 ...
... Henry IV . P. 89 . The Second Part of Henry IV . P. III . On the Præternatural Beings . P. 133 . The Tragedy of Macbeth . P. 173 . Upon the Cinna of Corneille . P. 207 . Upon the Death of Julius Cæfar . P. 245- ERRAT A. Page 25. to 51 ...
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... Henry IV . P. 89 . The Second Part of Henry IV . P. III . On the Præternatural Beings . P. 133 . The Tragedy of Macbeth . P. 173 . Upon the Cinna of Corneille . P. 207 . Upon the Death of Julius Cæfar . P. 245- Par ERRATA . • 51. Dele ...
... Henry IV . P. 89 . The Second Part of Henry IV . P. III . On the Præternatural Beings . P. 133 . The Tragedy of Macbeth . P. 173 . Upon the Cinna of Corneille . P. 207 . Upon the Death of Julius Cæfar . P. 245- Par ERRATA . • 51. Dele ...
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... his beft plays . But left I should be misunderstood , I will quote one from the fecond part of Henry , IV .; where the general maxim is , that An An habitation giddy and unfure Hath he that buildeth on 60 On the HISTORICAL DRAMA .
... his beft plays . But left I should be misunderstood , I will quote one from the fecond part of Henry , IV .; where the general maxim is , that An An habitation giddy and unfure Hath he that buildeth on 60 On the HISTORICAL DRAMA .
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... , Until the mishap'd trunk that bears this head Be round impaled with a glorious crown . [ Henry VI . Act 3d , Scene 3d . GLOUCESTER GLOUCESTER . The midwife wonder'd , and the women cry'd 70 On the HISTORICAL DRAMA .
... , Until the mishap'd trunk that bears this head Be round impaled with a glorious crown . [ Henry VI . Act 3d , Scene 3d . GLOUCESTER GLOUCESTER . The midwife wonder'd , and the women cry'd 70 On the HISTORICAL DRAMA .
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... Henry VI . Act 5th , Scene 7th . Our author by following minutely the chronicles of the times has embarraffed his drama's with too great a number of perfons and events . The hurley - burley of these plays recommended them to a rude ...
... Henry VI . Act 5th , Scene 7th . Our author by following minutely the chronicles of the times has embarraffed his drama's with too great a number of perfons and events . The hurley - burley of these plays recommended them to a rude ...
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