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Page 151
... consequently pleases us , and consequently makes us happy . Which was the Thing to be prov❜d . CHAP . II . That the Stage is more particularly Instrumental to the Happiness of Englishmen . E have shewn in the former Chapter , that all ...
... consequently pleases us , and consequently makes us happy . Which was the Thing to be prov❜d . CHAP . II . That the Stage is more particularly Instrumental to the Happiness of Englishmen . E have shewn in the former Chapter , that all ...
Page 225
... consequently , a different Cast of Thought , and a different Manner of Expression . Add to this , that the Moderns seem to know Men better , and to dive into some latent Foibles , into some ridiculous Recesses , that were utterly ...
... consequently , a different Cast of Thought , and a different Manner of Expression . Add to this , that the Moderns seem to know Men better , and to dive into some latent Foibles , into some ridiculous Recesses , that were utterly ...
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... consequently could not instruct . And the Ridiculum in their new Comedy , being not so strong as it is in ours , neither in their Characters , nor in their Incidents , could not instruct so powerfully ; and the Moderns having greater ...
... consequently could not instruct . And the Ridiculum in their new Comedy , being not so strong as it is in ours , neither in their Characters , nor in their Incidents , could not instruct so powerfully ; and the Moderns having greater ...
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Preface to The Passion of Byblis 1692 | 1 |
The Impartial Critick 1693 | 11 |
Preface to The Court of Death 1695 | 42 |
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