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Page 359
In the hands of his successors , the Smiths , the Hughes , the Hills , the Murphys , the Dr. Johnsons , of the reigns of George 1. and II . , tragedy seemed almost afraid to know itself , and certainly did not stand where it had done a ...
In the hands of his successors , the Smiths , the Hughes , the Hills , the Murphys , the Dr. Johnsons , of the reigns of George 1. and II . , tragedy seemed almost afraid to know itself , and certainly did not stand where it had done a ...
Page 383
Afterwards called The Tragedy of Tragedies , or the Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great ( 1730 ; additional Act , 1731 ) . Lord Grizzle . In Tom Thumb . What a name and what a person . Hazlitt is drawing for the rest of the paragraph ...
Afterwards called The Tragedy of Tragedies , or the Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great ( 1730 ; additional Act , 1731 ) . Lord Grizzle . In Tom Thumb . What a name and what a person . Hazlitt is drawing for the rest of the paragraph ...
Page 401
A tragedy ( 1756 ) by John Home ( 1724-1808 ) . For a more extended criticism by Hazlitt see his introduction to the play in Oxberry's New English Drama , in vol . ix . of the present edition . • 360. Decorum is the principal thing .
A tragedy ( 1756 ) by John Home ( 1724-1808 ) . For a more extended criticism by Hazlitt see his introduction to the play in Oxberry's New English Drama , in vol . ix . of the present edition . • 360. Decorum is the principal thing .
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