The Critical Works of John Dennis, Volume 1Johns Hopkins Press, 1939 - Criticism |
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... short , I defie any man to name me a Play that has ever succeeded without some sort of action or another . But I could if I pleased men- tion more than one , that has succeeded barely by the force of Action , without almost any thing ...
... short , I defie any man to name me a Play that has ever succeeded without some sort of action or another . But I could if I pleased men- tion more than one , that has succeeded barely by the force of Action , without almost any thing ...
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... Short titles are given except in instances , and for reasons , noted . * 1 . Jeremy Collier . Short View . Post Boy , issue of April 16-18 , 1698. Flying Post , issue of April 19-21 ( D. C. Taylor ) . * 2 . [ Charles Gildon ] . Phaeton ...
... Short titles are given except in instances , and for reasons , noted . * 1 . Jeremy Collier . Short View . Post Boy , issue of April 16-18 , 1698. Flying Post , issue of April 19-21 ( D. C. Taylor ) . * 2 . [ Charles Gildon ] . Phaeton ...
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... Short . View seemed to have been transcribed from the objec- tions made by Dennis and Drake ( Farther Vindication of the Short View [ 1708 ] , p 34 ) . He had previously given Dennis the credit for originating the attack : " The ...
... Short . View seemed to have been transcribed from the objec- tions made by Dennis and Drake ( Farther Vindication of the Short View [ 1708 ] , p 34 ) . He had previously given Dennis the credit for originating the attack : " The ...
Contents
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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