The Modern British Drama: ComediesWalter Scott William Miller, 1811 - English drama |
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... nature of our miscellaneous col- lection necessarily excludes the works of Shakespeare , which every lover of the drama possesses in a complete state , and consequently excuses us from the pre- sumptuous attempt of epitomizing the ...
... nature of our miscellaneous col- lection necessarily excludes the works of Shakespeare , which every lover of the drama possesses in a complete state , and consequently excuses us from the pre- sumptuous attempt of epitomizing the ...
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... natural , though they might be , perhaps , too much amused with the events preceding the catastrophe , to be ... nature of the catas- trophe , and of the incidents which are to produce it . Massinger , on the contrary , with less ...
... natural , though they might be , perhaps , too much amused with the events preceding the catastrophe , to be ... nature of the catas- trophe , and of the incidents which are to produce it . Massinger , on the contrary , with less ...
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... nature , Congreve must be allowed the praise of uniting the power of drawing and designing humourous characters , which was the boast of Ben Jonson , with that of enlivening his scene by the life , air , and gaiety of dialogue which ...
... nature , Congreve must be allowed the praise of uniting the power of drawing and designing humourous characters , which was the boast of Ben Jonson , with that of enlivening his scene by the life , air , and gaiety of dialogue which ...
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... nature and wit , in characters drawn from the middling and low- er ranks of life . The Good - natured Man was not very successful , although the admirable character of Croaker ought to have ensured it . But She Stoops to Conquer , the ...
... nature and wit , in characters drawn from the middling and low- er ranks of life . The Good - natured Man was not very successful , although the admirable character of Croaker ought to have ensured it . But She Stoops to Conquer , the ...
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... nature should be at leisure to make them ! Come , coz . Step . Mass , I'll have this cloak , E. Kno . God's will , ' tis Downright's . Step . Nay , it is mine now ; another might have taken it up as well as I. I'll wear it , so I will ...
... nature should be at leisure to make them ! Come , coz . Step . Mass , I'll have this cloak , E. Kno . God's will , ' tis Downright's . Step . Nay , it is mine now ; another might have taken it up as well as I. I'll wear it , so I will ...
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