The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 20Printed and fold by J.J. Tourneisen, 1802 |
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... poet . is obfervable , that the hero of this tale is , in Gower's poem , as in the prefent play , called prince of Tyre ; in the Gefta Romanorum , and Copla d's profe romance , he is entitled king . Most of the in- cidents of the play ...
... poet . is obfervable , that the hero of this tale is , in Gower's poem , as in the prefent play , called prince of Tyre ; in the Gefta Romanorum , and Copla d's profe romance , he is entitled king . Most of the in- cidents of the play ...
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... poet speaking of his piece , fays : 66 if it prove fo happy as to please , " We'll fay ' tis fortunate , like Pericles . " By fortunate , I underftand highly fuccessful . The writer can hardly be fuppofed to have meant that Pericles was ...
... poet speaking of his piece , fays : 66 if it prove fo happy as to please , " We'll fay ' tis fortunate , like Pericles . " By fortunate , I underftand highly fuccessful . The writer can hardly be fuppofed to have meant that Pericles was ...
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... poet and the piece before us ; See him , whofe tragick fcenes Euripides Doth equal , and with Sophocles we may Compare great Shakspeare ; Ariftophanes " Never like him his fancy could difplay : " Witness The Prince of Tyre , his ...
... poet and the piece before us ; See him , whofe tragick fcenes Euripides Doth equal , and with Sophocles we may Compare great Shakspeare ; Ariftophanes " Never like him his fancy could difplay : " Witness The Prince of Tyre , his ...
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... poet of adopting circumstances from the Hiftoires Tragiques , among other French novels ; a charge , however , that demands neither proof nor apology . The popularity of this tale of Apollonius , may be inferred from the very numerous ...
... poet of adopting circumstances from the Hiftoires Tragiques , among other French novels ; a charge , however , that demands neither proof nor apology . The popularity of this tale of Apollonius , may be inferred from the very numerous ...
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... poets who did not profefs to follow the direct current of his fables , or attend to the strict prefervation of his characters . Nay , so high was the credit of this romance , that many a fashionable word and glowing phrase fele & ted ...
... poets who did not profefs to follow the direct current of his fables , or attend to the strict prefervation of his characters . Nay , so high was the credit of this romance , that many a fashionable word and glowing phrase fele & ted ...
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