An Oxford Anthology of English ProseArnold Whitridge, John Wendell Dodds, Howard Foster Lowry Oxford University Press, 1935 - 950 pages |
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Page 175
... play , those which best fulfil that law ought to be esteemed superior to the others . " Tis true , those beauties of the French poesy are such as will raise perfection higher where it is , but are not sufficient to give it where it is ...
... play , those which best fulfil that law ought to be esteemed superior to the others . " Tis true , those beauties of the French poesy are such as will raise perfection higher where it is , but are not sufficient to give it where it is ...
Page 176
... play contributing and moving towards it . Our plays , besides the main design , have under- plots or by - concernments , of less consider- able persons and intrigues , which are car- ried on with the motion of the main plot : as they ...
... play contributing and moving towards it . Our plays , besides the main design , have under- plots or by - concernments , of less consider- able persons and intrigues , which are car- ried on with the motion of the main plot : as they ...
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... play , because dialogue there is presented as the effect of sudden thought : for a play is the imitation of nature ; and since no man , without premeditation , speaks in rhyme , neither ought he to do it on the stage . This hinders not ...
... play , because dialogue there is presented as the effect of sudden thought : for a play is the imitation of nature ; and since no man , without premeditation , speaks in rhyme , neither ought he to do it on the stage . This hinders not ...
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Le Morte Darthur | 1 |
Roger Ascham 15151568 | 19 |
Sir Thomas North | 29 |
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