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Page 19
... which nevertheless have escaped into the world , and appear to be of the most innocent nature , we may be tempted to regard their feverity as rather dictated by jealousy and caprice , than by judgement and impartiality .
... which nevertheless have escaped into the world , and appear to be of the most innocent nature , we may be tempted to regard their feverity as rather dictated by jealousy and caprice , than by judgement and impartiality .
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... and as he became more conversant with the stage and with life , his performances in general were written more happily and with greater art ; or ( to use the words of Dr. Johnson ) u that however favoured by nature , he could only ...
... and as he became more conversant with the stage and with life , his performances in general were written more happily and with greater art ; or ( to use the words of Dr. Johnson ) u that however favoured by nature , he could only ...
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There was not says Heywood in his preface to Greene's Tu Quoque , a comedy , ) an actor of his nature in his time , of better ability in the performance of what he undertook , ' more applauded by the audience , of greater grace at the ...
There was not says Heywood in his preface to Greene's Tu Quoque , a comedy , ) an actor of his nature in his time , of better ability in the performance of what he undertook , ' more applauded by the audience , of greater grace at the ...
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... which Spenser has employed , “ But that same genile fpirit , ” & c . is likewise used by the players in their preface , where they speak of Shakspeare : who as he was a happie imitator of nature , was a molt genile expreffer of it .
... which Spenser has employed , “ But that same genile fpirit , ” & c . is likewise used by the players in their preface , where they speak of Shakspeare : who as he was a happie imitator of nature , was a molt genile expreffer of it .
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let him never pretend to discernment hereafter , in any case of this nature . ” The two lines above quoted are found in The True Tragedie of Richard Duke of Yorke , & c . on which , according to my hypothelis , Shakspeare's Third Part ...
let him never pretend to discernment hereafter , in any case of this nature . ” The two lines above quoted are found in The True Tragedie of Richard Duke of Yorke , & c . on which , according to my hypothelis , Shakspeare's Third Part ...
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